The first “1 Picasso for 100 euros” was held in 2013, with funds donated to the preservation of Tyre, a historic city in Southern Lebanon. “It’s worth much more than $1 million,” Widmaier Picasso said, “so it will be really a big prize.”Picassos have fetched staggering sums at auction in the past. Olivier Widmaier Picasso and French TV host Péri Cochin next to Pablo Picasso’s Tête de Femme (1941). Widmaier Picasso says that a friend of his came up with the “1 Picasso for 100 euros” initiative. Advertisement AdvertisementWidmaier Picasso believes his grandfather would support “1 Picasso for 100 euros.”“My grandfather was a pioneer in many ways,” he said.

Source: CNN April 11, 2026 10:53 UTC