Pablo Picasso News

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Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of complicit auction houses

Texas resident Robert Dunlap has been arrested on federal mail fraud charges in connection with the Meta-1 Coin scam that saw investors drained of over $10 million, a Tuesday press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed.

Picasso masterpiece, the late Spanish painter's "Femme a la montre" from 1932, is expected to fetch at least $120 million, Sotheby's announced Wednesday. The painting, which depicts Picasso's mistress wearing a watch, will be sold as part of a two-day auction of late New Yorker Emily Fisher Landau's prestigious collection. Other works up for sale include pieces by Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Andy Warhol. Fisher Landau, a longtime board member of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and a renowned art patron and collector, passed away in March at age 102. Sotheby's said in a statement that around 120 pieces from her collection would be for sale and «estimated to bring well over $400 million» in total, with «Femme a la montre» making up a significant portion.

Mona Lisa was stolen. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa stands as an artistic marvel for several reasons. Not only is it one of the few remaining works by the Renaissance master, but its technical finesse surpasses that of his contemporaries from the same era.

Freddie Mercury's cherished possessions, including flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of iconic songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody," and the very baby grand piano that gave life to Queen's greatest hits, will be up for sale. Sotheby's London will host a remarkable free exhibition, showcasing this vast collection, left by the legendary singer to his close friend Mary Austin, preserved for three decades in his west London mansion since his passing in 1991.

History is filled with examples of celebrities who died without a will: Bob Marley, Prince, Howard Hughes, Pablo Picasso, Jimi Hendrix and even Abraham Lincoln.

The aim of this public-private partnership is the development of an NFT-gallery accessible through VR and desktop of the Vatican’s collection, which currently averages six million in-person visitors a year. Works in the collection include those from Michelangelo, Raphael, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, Paul Gauguin, Wassily Kandinsky, Vincent van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso.

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There are now more art collectors than ever before, who are coincidentally the wealthiest in history. The result is a global industry, defined by luxury and attracting only the ultra-rich to compete for a select few brand-name artists. However, art is much more than a luxury good; it can be an investment with little research. Hence why most high-end art purchasers buy with the intent that their pieces will rise in value. Unfortunately, owning a work of art at this caliber is not realistic for the everyday buyer.

Pablo Picasso has been vaulted into digital commerce by his heirs.