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 ...

Andrea Lo Rosso's father Luigi found the painting in the basement of their house in Capri, Italy, in 1962 - but his mother ...

It's believed that the portrait is of Dora Maar, a French photographer and painter who was Picasso's mistress and muse.

The portrait featured the famous artist’s signature in the top left-hand corner. But the owner had no idea who he was.

For decades, the painting remained a mystery until Lo Rosso's son, Andrea, began researching art history. He noticed the ...

A lost artwork found in an Italian basement by a junk dealer in the 1960s could fetch close to £5m at auction. The painting ...

A show at the Grey Art Museum re-establishes Berthe Weill as a guiding light of the Parisian avant-garde. Her rediscovery has ...

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. Luigi Lo Rosso ...

Luigi Lo Rosso found the painting in 1962 and hung it in a cheap frame at his home in Pompeii for many decades.

The painting in question — which is thought to be a portrait of French photographer and poet Dora Maar, who was Picasso's ...

Japanese companies often own expensive art, but one chemicals maker is facing pressure to sell its valuable collection.