[CPProt.net] Seven stolen works of art, including a piece by Pablo Picasso, have been recovered in Italy.

[Museum Security Network / Cultural Property Protection Net (Ton Cremers)]

Arrest over stolen Picasso piece 

Seven stolen works of art, including a piece by Pablo Picasso, have been
recovered in Italy. 
Among the 20th Century works retrieved were a sculpture by Italian Arnaldo
Pomodoro and a piece by British modern artists Gilbert and George. 

Police have arrested one man in Nice, France, who they suspect of
trafficking the art to Italy. 

Picasso's View of Cannes had been in a private collection when it was stolen
in 1992. 

The seven recovered pieces, which also included a painting by Italian
Giorgio Morandi, were estimated to be worth 1.3m euros (£881,743). 

Hidden treasure 

Italian police captain Andrea Ilari said nine other people were under
investigation in the case, which was being held in conjunction with
Interpol. 

He said it was suspected the works were to be sold in Italy and other
countries. 

In a separate case, Picasso's Nature Morte a la Charlotte, was recently
recovered hidden behind a wardrobe in Paris after it went missing from the
French capital's Pompidou Centre. 

The painting, valued at 2.5m euros (£1.7m), has since been returned to the
museum where it had been awaiting restoration before it went missing.