text: Picasso's painting sold for $95.2 million
  
  May 4, 2006 
  
  Pablo Picasso's famous portrait of his lover has been auctioned for $95.2 million at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday. 1941 masterpiece "Dora Maar with cat/ Dora Maar au chat" was sold to an anonymous buyer. This is the second highest amount ever paid in an auction. The highest amount paid so far for a painting is $104 million ("Boy with a pipe/Garcon a la pipe" by Picasso, 1905), which was auctioned in 2004. Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait with Dr. Gachet" was sold at $82.5 million. 
  Dora Maar, herself an artist, believed to have helped Picasso in the execution of the famous masterpiece "Guernica," which depicted the horror of Spanish civil war. They had a relationship that lasted for a decade. 
  Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain on 25 October 1881. He died at the age of 92 in 1973.
tokens: Picasso 's painting sold for $ 95.2 million May 4 , 2006 Pablo Picasso 's famous portrait of his lover has been auctioned for $ 95.2 million at Sotheby 's in New York on Wednesday . 1941 masterpiece " Dora Maar with cat/ Dora Maar au chat " was sold to an anonymous buyer . This is the second highest amount ever paid in an auction . The highest amount paid so far for a painting is $ 104 million ( " Boy with a pipe / Garcon a la pipe " by Picasso , 1905 ) , which was auctioned in 2004 . Vincent Van Gogh 's " Portrait with Dr. Gachet " was sold at $ 82.5 million . Dora Maar , herself an artist , believed to have helped Picasso in the execution of the famous masterpiece " Guernica , " which depicted the horror of Spanish civil war . They had a relationship that lasted for a decade . Picasso was born in Malaga , Spain on 25 October 1881 . He died at the age of 92 in 1973 .
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