‘Give back the Picassos’, court tells ex-employee

Nearly 300 original works that a retiree claims Pablo Picasso’s wife gave him 50 years ago must now be handed back to the artist’s heirs.

Pierre Le Guennec, 75, a retired electrician, and his wife Danielle, 71, were given a suspended two-year prison sentence of by a French court on March 20 for handling stolen goods. They were also ordered to hand over the 271 works, estimated at €60mil to €120mil (RM239mil to RM477mil), to the heirs of Picasso, who died in 1973.