A bit of interesting news flashed on my RSS feed on my personalized Yahoo! page and made me look twice. Here's the gist of the story:
Two of Picasso's paintings totaling about $66 million were stolen from his granddaughter's home in Paris. According to the police, her home was broken into Monday night and the robbery was reported the following day. The two paintings were known as "Maya and the Doll," which was an interpretation of his daughter as a child, and "Portrait of Jacqueline," which was of his last wife. There are currently 549 missing Picasso pieces-- a large number due to his fame and popularity. Stolen Picasso pieces usually do not sell for much, or very often, because potential buyers are usually wise to the well-known stature of the art.
For the whole story, visit Yahoo! News at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070228/ap_on_en_ot/france_picasso_theft
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