Istanbul recover a stolen Picasso in New York – lagranepoca

Turkish Police recover stolen Picasso painting to New York collector. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)

The Turkish police seized in Istanbul of a painting of Pablo Picasso stolen to a New York collector, said Saturday the Anatolia news agency .

Suspected traffickers trying to sell the box Picasso “Woman Combing Her Hair” (1940), when police were disguised as potential buyers arrested them and seized the artwork , police sources said the agency.

The disguised police negotiated with dealers for the first time in a hotel and then on a yacht in Istanbul. These traffickers initially demanded eight million dollars for the box Picasso.

After agreeing to sell seven million, policemen disguised planned a date at a bar in Istanbul, where were arrested.

The woman who inspired the Spanish teacher when he painted this picture is Dora Maar, who was Picasso’s companion and model.

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