But the most important element of the find was the unmistakable “Picasso” signature found in the upper left corner of the artwork. Despite the signature, Lo Rosso didn’t think much of the ...

Four leading experts will examine Pablo Picasso’s signature to determine whether a previously unknown trove of works are authentic prints and paintings by the artist or simply audacious forgeries.

What would you do if a dusty, rolled-up canvas in a dark basement turned out to be a masterpiece worth millions? For Luigi Lo Rosso, this became a reality. Lo Rosso, a junk dealer, spent his days ...

The oil painting on canvas features Picasso’s asymmetrical style of a woman in a blue dress with red lipstick. At just 24, Lo Rosso didn’t appreciate that the signature in the upper left ...

(CNN) — A painting discovered by a junk dealer in the basement of an Italian villa six decades ago is actually the work of Pablo Picasso and could sell for millions, according to experts.

Finally, last month Cinzia Altieri, a graphologist for a patrimony court in Milan, was able to certify the Picasso signature as authentic.Altieri worked on the painting for months, comparing it ...