Art Worth $100m Goes Up In Smoke In Romania

Art Worth $100m Goes Up In Smoke In Romania

A Romanian woman, who is the mother of one of the suspects arrested for the theft of over €100m worth of art from a Dutch museum, last Autumn has admitted to burning the canvases in order to destroy the evidence. The heist suspect torched the seven stolen masterpiece...
Stolen Picasso Etching May Have Drug Connection

Stolen Picasso Etching May Have Drug Connection

First Photo Exclusive – Valuable art is often used by Colombian drug dealers as Collateral A valuable etching by Cubist painter Pablo Picasso, valued at $65,000, was stolen on Friday, from a museum in Popayan, western Colombia.The Museum press office alerted the...
Picasso Auction Disputed in Paris

Picasso Auction Disputed in Paris

Cancelled Auction Raises Ownership Questions – ArtLyst Breaking News An auction, which included several works by the 20th century master, Pablo Picasso was cancelled yesterday after questions were raised about the ownership of the lots on offer. The auction of...