Brazilian police recover stolen Picasso

SAO PAULO, Brazil---- Brazilian police said Monday they found a stolen Picasso print, the last of four artworks to be recovered following a museum heist in June. Picasso's ''Minotaur, Drinker and Women'' was found wrapped in paper in a wooded area on the side of a highway near Sao Paulo, where it had apparently been abandoned by the thieves, said police inspector Aldo Galeano. Galeano said experts have confirmed the authenticity of the print. On June 12, three robbers stole ''Minotaur, Drinker and Women,'' along with the Picasso print ''The Painter and the Model,'' from Sao Paulo's Estacao Pinacoteca Museum. The thieves also took the paintings ''Women at the Window'' by Emiliano DiCavalcanti and ''Couple'' by Lasar Segall. The works are estimated to be worth US$630,000. Three suspects were arrested after the other three works... [read full story]