Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)’ at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. People looking to buy art want to go online for the transparency, says Brian Shipman, chief information officer at Heritage Auctions. Photo: Nora Tam
Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)’ at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. People looking to buy art want to go online for the transparency, says Brian Shipman, chief information officer at Heritage Auctions. Photo: Nora Tam
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Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)’ at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. People looking to buy art want to go online for the transparency, says Brian Shipman, chief information officer at Heritage Auctions. Photo: Nora Tam
Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)’ at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. People looking to buy art want to go online for the transparency, says Brian Shipman, chief information officer at Heritage Auctions. Photo: Nora Tam
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