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Unemployed Man's Luck Changes Finding Signed Picasso Print

Unemployed Man's Luck Changes Finding Signed Picasso Print
An unemployed man down on his luck was browsing at his local thrift store for items he could restore and resell when he spotted a Picasso poster with the word Exposition written across the front, some French words, and the image of a warped round face. He handed over $14.14 for what he saw as a nice commercial print.

An unemployed man down on his luck was browsing in a Columbus thrift store for items he could restore and resell when he spotted a Picasso poster with the word "Exposition" written across the front, some French words, and the image of a warped round face.

He paid $14.14 for what he saw as a nice commercial print.

Some Internet searches later — and a closer look at markings on the lower right area — and he sold what's believed to be a signed Picasso print for $7,000 to a private buyer.

 

(READ the AP story from CSNEWS)

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