Picasso painting stolen in France, found in the U.S.
ARTinvestment.RU   27 февраля 2015

Cubist Picasso 1911, stolen from the Pompidou Centre in 2001, was sent to America under the guise of a Christmas gift in the normal package, valued at $ 37

Yesterday, the attorney for the Eastern District of new York Loretta Lynch (Angie Lynch) was a lawsuit about civil forfeiture cubist paintings 1911 Pablo Picasso called "the Barber" ("La Coiffeuse"), entered into the U.S. illegal putem@

was that beautiful work of Picasso's "Hairdresser" belongs to the people of France. It was bequeathed to the state one of the former Directors of the National Museum associations. The last time she was put in a temporary exhibition in Munich. Then he returned to Paris and was placed in the vault at the Centre Pompidou. However, when in November 2001, the Museum was again requested to provide work for the exhibition, "Barber" in the vault was not found. Was prepared statement prepare@

Whereabouts remained unknown until December 2014, when U.S. customs has intercepted her on the way from Belgium to Newark (new Jersey). The FedEx parcel was given for Christmas gift: it was written in French "Happy Rogdestvo@

the sender of the parcel, referred to in court documents by simply Robert, mark the goods as "arts and crafts/toy worth $ 37. The real cost of Picasso's "Hairdresser" is about 2.5 million dollarov@

Cubist work - "this is a lost treasure that could be found," commented attorney Lynch. - The confiscation of the paintings had saved her from falling into the black market of art, and now she will be returned to their rightful vladelcam@

so far, no arrests in connection with the detection pattern is not subsalsa@

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

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