This sounds like a “tip of the iceberg” story of intrigue and art blackmarkets. Could spin a thriller out of this one.
Stolen Picasso painting ‘The Naked Woman’ found in Iraq
A Picasso painting stolen from Kuwait during Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion has been discovered in southern Iraq.
Iraqi police arrested a man who was planning to sell “The Naked Woman” during a raid on his house in southern Iraq, officials said on Wednesday.
The painting was apparently among the artwork looted from Kuwait by Iraqi forces, said police spokesman Maj. Muthana Khalid.