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An old painting hanging in an Italian home has become a hot topic after an appraisal turned out to be the work of Pablo Picasso.
According to foreign media such as the Associated Press and the Guardian on the 3rd (local time), Andrea Lo Rosso, 60, an Italian man, discovered a painting while organizing his father's house, where he worked as a junk dealer several years ago. According to Rosso
, the painting was discovered in 1962 by Rosso's father from the island of Capri in southern Italy and brought it to Pompeii. Despite my mother's opposition that the painting was terrible, it was framed and hung on the wall of the living room for decades.
"When I was looking at the encyclopedia as a child, I told my father that the signature in Picasso's work and the signature in the living room wall painting seemed similar, but he didn't understand it well," Rotho recalled.
Rosso, who became an adult, contacted the Picasso Foundation in Malaga, Spain several times to claim that he had Picasso's work, but the foundation considered it false and did not even show interest.
Eventually, Rosso asked the Arcadia Foundation's Scientific Committee, which specializes in the emotion and restoration of art through a famous art detective, to confirm the authenticity of the work, and after years of investigation, he felt that Picasso's work was correct.
The expert who assessed the painting told the Guardian, "Picaso is likely to be authentic in that he frequently visited Caprice Island and that the painting is surprisingly similar to Picasso's Portrait of a Woman."
Experts estimate that the work was completed between 1930 and 1936. The Arcadia Foundation predicted that if the painting was Picasso's work, it would be worth about $6.6 million and about 8.79 billion won in our money.
The work is currently being held in a safe in Milan, awaiting final judgment from the Picasso Foundation.
Lee Yu-na, reporter for the digital news team
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According to foreign media such as the Associated Press and the Guardian on the 3rd (local time), Andrea Lo Rosso, 60, an Italian man, discovered a painting while organizing his father's house, where he worked as a junk dealer several years ago. According to Rosso
, the painting was discovered in 1962 by Rosso's father from the island of Capri in southern Italy and brought it to Pompeii. Despite my mother's opposition that the painting was terrible, it was framed and hung on the wall of the living room for decades.
"When I was looking at the encyclopedia as a child, I told my father that the signature in Picasso's work and the signature in the living room wall painting seemed similar, but he didn't understand it well," Rotho recalled.
Rosso, who became an adult, contacted the Picasso Foundation in Malaga, Spain several times to claim that he had Picasso's work, but the foundation considered it false and did not even show interest.
Eventually, Rosso asked the Arcadia Foundation's Scientific Committee, which specializes in the emotion and restoration of art through a famous art detective, to confirm the authenticity of the work, and after years of investigation, he felt that Picasso's work was correct.
The expert who assessed the painting told the Guardian, "Picaso is likely to be authentic in that he frequently visited Caprice Island and that the painting is surprisingly similar to Picasso's Portrait of a Woman."
Experts estimate that the work was completed between 1930 and 1936. The Arcadia Foundation predicted that if the painting was Picasso's work, it would be worth about $6.6 million and about 8.79 billion won in our money.
The work is currently being held in a safe in Milan, awaiting final judgment from the Picasso Foundation.
Lee Yu-na, reporter for the digital news team
[Copyright holder (c) YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution and use of AI data prohibited]
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