10-02-2015 12:08 via theguardian.com

Trial of Picasso's handyman begins

French court starts assessing case of Pierre Le Guennec and his wife, who claim artist gave them 271 of his worksWould Picasso have donated 271 works to an electrician who worked for him for a few years in south-east France?A French court has begun to contemplate that mystery as the three-day trial begins of Pierre Le Guennec and his wife, Danielle. They claim the artist or his wife gave them the 180 lithographs, collages and paintings and 91 drawings in around 1970 when Le Guennec began working
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