Another Picasso Painting Found In Kahramanmaras

ELBISTAN, Jan 31 (A.A) - A painting of Picasso was found in garbage dump in Elbistan town of southern Kahramanmaras province on Thursday.
A person whose name was kept confidential handed over the painting to the gendarme telling that he found the painting in the garbage of Kýzýlcaoba neighbourhood.
The painting which was one of the 16 paintings that were stolen from Kuwait museum during the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1991, has the seals of Kuwaiti Museum and a U.S. insurance company.
As a result of the investigation, it was found out that the painting was insured for 1,5 million dollars.
The gendarme informed the Cultural Ministry about the issue to investigate whether the painting was original or not.
Interpol was also searching for the painting.