- 73
- Episodes
- 55
- Transcribed
- 48
- Ratings
- 2023
- First episode
About Sotheby's Talks
Sotheby’s is the temporary custodian of some of the world’s most rare, remarkable and coveted art and objects. Our global specialists are connoisseurs and market experts in 40 countries and 70 collecting categories. They will be your guides, exploring the significance and journey of an extraordinary work with those who know it best. Your weekly dose of wonder is available now. To step further into the world of Sotheby’s, you can visit any of our galleries around the world; they’re open to the public. For more information, visit sothebys.com.
- Publisher
- Sotheby's
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 14 Apr 2026
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55 of 73 episodes have a transcript.

14 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
Yo, Picasso, with Samuel Valette

7 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
Louise Bourgeois's Spider, with Katia Mindlin Leite-Barbosa

31 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Fabergé Imperial Coronation Egg and Coach, with Helen Culver Smith
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Yo, Picasso, with Samuel Valette
Published 14 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Let's try and sound now with more. So we're going to talk about a phenomenal painting which is a self -portrait by Pablo Picasso, called Yo Picasso, which dates from 1901. 19 years old, already a master, in complete control of what he's doing and what he wants to do. The painting has a glorious history in terms of critics recognition, but also in terms of market recognition, and we'll be able to see what happened to the picture from the moment it was shown in 1901 to the last time it was sold in 1989. This is a self -portrait where it's clearly him is painting himself, is also announcing it to the world, he's calling it Yo, which means me or I in Spanish. […]
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- Morgane Halimi
- Sharon Liberman Mintz
- Julian Dawes
- Gregory Rubinstein
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 24 ratings
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- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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