findingthemojo no 241

Greetings - Pablo Picasso posts

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• did you know that "more of Picasso's paintings have been stolen than any other artist, and 550 of his works are listed as missing" or, that "he wrote around 300 poems and two plays"? - read more in The Telegraph's "20 surprising facts" article - fascinating!

Le Reve

• last week, according to The Times, Steve Wynn (casino owner) sold his Picasso painting Le Reve to hedge fund manager, Steve Cohen,  in spite of Wynn's unlucky 'elbow accident'; upping the original price (in 2006) of 139 million dollars to 155 million dollars! for the since repaired portrait (the highest price ever paid by a US collector and the most expensive Picasso) - amazing!

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jp