A Picasso painting has fetched more than £28.5 million at auction.
The impressionist's 1932 piece, Femme Assise Pres d'une Fenetre (Woman Sitting Near a Window), is a portrait of his "golden muse" Marie-Therese Walter.
Helena Newman, from Sotheby's, said: "We are delighted that this stunning and monumental portrait, which is part of the defining series that introduced his 'golden muse' to the public eye, fetched such a strong price.
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