TIMES ONLINE: Iraqi security forces today showed off a Picasso they seized from a former soldier in Saddam's military who had looted the painting in 1990 during the occupation of Kuwait.
The Naked Woman went missing from the al-Ahmedi Hall of the Kuwait Museum in the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion that triggered the first Gulf war.
The soldier had been trying to sell it, allegedly asking for $450,000 (£278,000). The market value is estimated to be $10 million.
The masterpiece, which is signed by Picasso, was seized this week during a raid on the house belonging to the suspect near the mainly Shia city of Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad. >>> Oliver August in Baghdad | Thursday, August 27, 2009
TIMES ONLINE: Painting The Naked Woman is seized by Iraqi security forces - but is it a Picasso? >>> Oliver August in Baghdad | Friday, August 28, 2009
