Picasso Rides Again At DuMouchelles

From Antiques and the Arts Weekly – DETROIT, MICH. — Two days of DuMouchelles’ April Auctions took place on April 13 and 14, offer- ing more than 1,000 lots of fine art, decorative arts and jewelry. The first day’s sale resulted in $12,400 ($8/12,000) for a 2.12-carat round brilliant cut diamond that sold to a Florida bidder, and the second day brought $7,440 ($6/8,000) for a pencil-signed aquatint etching titled “Peintre et Modèle, Écuyère et Bonhomme” by Pablo Picasso (shown). The Série 347 etching was numbered 26/50 and published by Galérie Louis Leiris, Paris, in 1969; the catalog noted that there were also 17 artist’s proofs. This lot went to a local internet bidder. For information, 313-963-6255 or www.dumoart.com.