Royal gift by Pablo Picasso stolen or meeting?
A former electrician Pablo Picasso, Pierre Le Gennek (Pierre Le Guennec) was the owner of 271 works of unknown masters. Picasso's heirs believe that the paintings were to Genneku illegally
In January of this year's Electric Pierre Le Gennek (Pierre Le Guennec) sent his son Pablo Picasso 26 amateur photos of several works, allegedly carried out by the wizard. Gennek asked Claude Picasso, who manages the estate of his father, to confirm their authenticity. Initially, Claude Picasso thought of counterfeiting because any information about them in the documentation is not found, but, intrigued, invited them to meet the owner.
71-year-old Le Gennek and his wife traveled to Cote d' Beaches in the Administration of Picasso (Picasso Administration) in Paris where he showed absolutely amazed Claude 271 previously unknown work of his father.
experts quickly determined that in front of them originals. None of even the most talented con artist could not make as many copies in such different techniques. In addition, some papers were numbers from the general classification that crooks could not fake.
works dated 1900-1932 years. At the meeting were the portraits of Picasso's wife Olga Khokhlova, 9 Cubist collage, watercolor "blue period", gouaches, about 30 200 drawings and lithographs. The entire collection estimated at about 60 million euros, of which 40 million were in Cubist collages.
After verifying the authenticity of works by Picasso heirs wondered logical question: how is the number of works by the master into the hands of ordinary electrician? According to the original version of the Le Genneka, he got a collection as a gift from Pablo Picasso himself about 40 years ago, in gratitude for the installation of alarm systems in the three villas on the Cote d'Azur artist - "California", "Vauvenargues" and "Notre-Dame-de-Vie . However, later he changed the "legend" and has argued that the gift was made by Picasso's second wife Jacqueline Rock, who died in 1986.
Picasso's heirs did not believe that the work was donated by Pierre Le Genneku. The artist is always reluctant to part with their works, carefully preserved them, and few people allowed to attend his workshop. According to Claude Picasso, his father just could not make such a generous gift.
In addition, many papers no date, which is not typical for the "gift" works by Pablo Picasso. That the artist had intended to donate, it is usually accompanied by a date, signature and dedication, because I was aware that the new owners may want to ever sell these works. Once the date is not, therefore, work, find themselves in the hands of Le Genneka never had to leave the walls of the artist's studio.
Six Picasso heirs filed a lawsuit in court, resulting in Mr Le Gennek was arrested in his apartment in Muan-Sarthe near Cannes on charges of possessing stolen goods. After questioning he was released. A few days later was removed and the entire collection of Le Genneka, which is currently located in Nanterre, near Paris, in the Central Office for Combating looting of cultural property (a division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of France).
As stated by Pierre Le Genneka lawyer, his client did not expect charges of theft. Electrician himself appealed to the Picasso Administration to assess the work. They and his wife intended to leave the meeting in the family, send his grandchildren.
Both sides are hoping that the court sort out who legally should belong to this congregation.
material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI
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