02-10-2024 21:58 via artnews.com

Painting Found in Capri Basement Is an Authentic Picasso, Experts Say

A painting discovered by a junk dealer while cleaning out the cellar of a home in Capri, Italy, may be an authentic Picasso work.Luigi Lo Rosso came across the painting in 1962, when he brought the rolled canvas home with him to Pompeii and hung it in a cheap frame on the wall.The painting is believed to depict Picasso with one of his romantic partners, the French photographer Dora Maar, who here appears to meld into him. The artist’s signature is scrawled in the top left corner.Lo Rosso w
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