"Fittingly enough for a still life, it would appear that the small Picasso painting that triggered a police investigation after apparently vanishing while en route from Madrid to Granada for an exhibition earlier this month may never have moved from its pick-up point. Officers from Spain's Policia Nacional force began searching for the gouache and pencil work Naturaleza muerta con guitarra (Still Life with Guitar)"
"The foundation said that although some of the works were carefully packaged they were not correctly numbered, making an exhaustive check impossible. The delivery was nonetheless signed off and the van and its crew went on their way. The following Monday, the pieces, which had been under video surveillance all weekend, were unpacked. Once the unpacking had been done by the CajaGranada foundation's own staff, the works were moved to different parts of the exhibition room, the foundation said in a statement."
"A week of speculation over the painting's fate came to a prosaic end on Friday, when the force announced that the work had been recovered. It may never have made it on the van, the Policia Nacional said in a short statement. The Historic Heritage Unit is keeping the investigation open and scientific police have opened the package containing the painting and a"
The CajaGranada foundation received a consignment of loaned exhibits on 3 October that included a small 1919 Picasso gouache, Naturaleza muerta con guitarra, valued at €600,000. The picture failed to arrive on the delivery van from Madrid. Some works were carefully packaged but lacked correct numbering, preventing a full inventory; the delivery was signed off and the van departed. Video surveillance recorded the packed pieces over the weekend and foundation staff unpacked them on the following Monday. Foundation staff discovered the Picasso missing, reported it to the Policia Nacional, and the work was subsequently recovered while the investigation remains open.
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