picassoPablo Picasso died in 1973 at age 91, leaving behind an estimated $250,000,000 in assets that included artwork, five homes, cash, gold and bonds. Because Picasso died intestate and left no Last Will, it took 6 years to settle his estate at a cost of $30 million. His assets were eventually divided up among six heirs. One of Picasso’s lawyers stated that he had urged the artist many times to make a Will but that ”he never did because of superstition. A way of avoiding death, one might say.” Now that’s surreal.