271 Picasso’s paintings discovered
I have subscribed to the feed of The Telegraph (online) recently and from time to time, I read interesting news. And today, I just read about the discovery of Picasso’s paintings. Very interesting.
According to The Telegraph, the paintings were found in the possession of Pierre Le Guenneca, a retired odd job man and electrician. But pity him, he was suspected of stealing the paintings. During questioning, Mr Le Guennec said he was given the works after installing alarm systems at three of the artist’s Riviera homes in the three years until he died in 1973 — La Californie, the villa he bought in Cannes in 1955, his chateau de Vauvenargues and Notre-Dame-de-Vie, the farmhouse in Mougins where he died.
Picasso’s heir did not believe the story and said that his father was reluctant to gave away any works, obsessively kept everything and forbade people to enter his studio.
So… were they stolen or given?
I think the old man might be telling the truth. As a struggling artist, I know how hard it is to make ends meet by selling paintings. If I can trade paintings with things I need, I would even if it takes 271 of them.
And of course, I will forbid people to enter my studio because it is not a safe place to be, other than the painter him/herself. I tend to leave paints, tubes, brushes, and water containers all over the place. I remember things just where I placed them last. Having guests would mean that I have to clean the studio. And I hate doing that.
What is your thought on this matter? I want to know.
14 Comments
LadyJava
I tend to agree with you here dearie.. I think he is telling the truth too..
emila
yes, ada penyokong! hehe
Mariuca
hi emila! 🙂
Mariuca
ooooh very interesting, so where are the paintings now?
Mariuca
It’s hard to take sides cause like u said artists are possessive in their own way, tak suka org kacau studio etc and who better knows their father than the kids…
Mariuca
So the kids are simply trying to get back their Dad’s rightful belongings… but pity the electrician oso.. no evidence to support his claim.
Mariuca
Thanks for sharing this interesting piece dear! 😀
@encikanas
he might be telling the truth. susah jugak kalau setiap kali buat pengakuan akan dituduh mencuri.
emila
hmm itulahdia…
emila
you’re welcome!
emila
ya lor..kalau ada surat dari picasso pun dah good enough…
Élan
I was really skeptical at first, but now I see that most of the works work drawings in a sketch book. I know plenty of artists as friends that would gladly trade their old sketchbooks for services.
… but I’m still fairly skeptical!
Yukino Hinata
Poor Pierre i also think he was telling no lies about keeping picasso’s masterpiece as his possesion since the old days. The only thing i know about fine artist is, the only get appreciated when they passed away, an july truth indeed.
Yukino Hinata
What’s with july truth auto correct?!!
It is an ugly truth!! -_-