In the Saleroom: Pablo Picasso's Mousquetaire à la pipe

<p>Pablo Picasso's late period <em><a href="http://christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5202895">Mousquetaire &agrave; la pipe</a></em> from 1968 was the top lot of the May Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale, selling for $14,642,500. The vivid, full-length image portrays the artist in one of his favorite guises: the brave and adventurous musketeer with long, wavy hair, clad in doublets and ruffled collars.</p>