This 1866-1867 painting of the illustrious matador Cayetano Sanz y Pozas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is, for me, a high-water mark — a perfect expression of Manet’s puppyish infatuation ...

The theme of the matador is one that Picasso revisited throughout ... those from emerging markets will drive bidding up for this painting. The lower entry point for Picasso’s late work is ...