Police have launched an investigation after one of his paintings disappeared during transport from Madrid to Granada, where it was to be exhibited, police sources said today.
These sources were unable to provide further details on this incredible case.
According to local media in the southern Spanish city of Granada, the painting “Still Life with a Guitar”, created by Picasso in the early 20th century, was to be exhibited next week at the Caja Granada Foundation. It is an oil painting whose value is estimated at 600,000 euros.
The organizers clarified that all the works to be presented come from private collections.
The high value of Picasso’s works make them a frequent target for theft In 1976, more than 100 of the Spanish painter’s paintings were stolen from Avignon, France, but they were all recovered.
Picasso, who was born in 1881 in Malaga, southern Spain and died in 1973 in France, is considered one of the most important painters in the history of art.
