Picasso paintings stolen from Paris apartment

Two Picasso paintings valued at €50 million were stolen this week from the Paris home of the Spanish painter's granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, police said yesterday. The paintings were stolen in the night of Monday to Tuesday by robbers who...

Two Picasso paintings valued at €50 million were stolen this week from the Paris home of the Spanish painter's granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, police said yesterday.

The paintings were stolen in the night of Monday to Tuesday by robbers who broke into her home in the smart seventh arrondissement of the French capital.

A police spokesman said the two stolen paintings were the Maya a la poupee (Maya with doll) from 1938, and Portrait de femme, Jacqueline.

The investigation is being handled by the police's organised crime division. The spokesman said there was no obvious sign of a break in at the apartment.

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