TheEnforcer
11-29-2010, 12:19 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20101129/eu-france-picasso-trove/
PARIS — A retired French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271 undocumented, never-before-seen works by Pablo Picasso estimated to be worth at least 60 million euros ($79.35 million), an administrator of the artist's estate said Monday.
The electrician, who once worked for Picasso, and his wife for years squirreled away the staggering trove – which is believed to be authentic – inside a trunk in the garage of their home on the French Riviera.
The cache, dating from the artist's most creative period from 1900 to 1932, includes lithographs, portraits, watercolors, and sketches – plus nine Cubist collages said to be worth 40 million euros alone, according to French daily Liberation, which first reported Monday on the discovery.
PARIS — A retired French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271 undocumented, never-before-seen works by Pablo Picasso estimated to be worth at least 60 million euros ($79.35 million), an administrator of the artist's estate said Monday.
The electrician, who once worked for Picasso, and his wife for years squirreled away the staggering trove – which is believed to be authentic – inside a trunk in the garage of their home on the French Riviera.
The cache, dating from the artist's most creative period from 1900 to 1932, includes lithographs, portraits, watercolors, and sketches – plus nine Cubist collages said to be worth 40 million euros alone, according to French daily Liberation, which first reported Monday on the discovery.