Spanish billionaire fined €52 million for smuggling Picasso painting
By DW
17 January 2020 |
1:25 pm
Spanish authorities had deemed the painting a national treasure and insisted it stay in Spain. The 83-year-old art collector, who owned the painting, was convicted of smuggling and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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