A Pablo Picasso painting that was thought to have been 'lost' has been spotted at the home of the Philippines' former first lady, Imelda Marcos.?
The painting, called Femme Couche VI (Reclining Woman VI) was seen above the sofa Imelda was sitting on, as she celebrated her son¡¯s presidential victory.?
Imelda Marcos?- the widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos ¡ª was filmed hugging her son, Ferdinand ¡°Bongbong¡± Marcos Jr.,?in footage that aired this week with the apparent long-lost masterpiece apparently hanging on a wall behind them.
However, it could be a replica as the painting was one of the eight targeted for seizure by anti-corruption authorities in 2014.?
As per?reports, the painting?was one of roughly 160 pieces of art allegedly acquired illegally by the Marcos family during their more than 20-year reign.
The artwork ¡ª which depicts a woman lounging on a couch with a hand on her forehead ¡ª appeared in a 2019 documentary about the Marcos family, ¡°The Kingmaker,¡± before it went missing.? ?
Ruben Carranza, a former commissioner for the presidential commission on good government (PCGG), has said that Imelda has a habit of buying fake paintings.?
"Mrs Marcos has had a habit of buying fake paintings, as well as lending fake paintings for display,¡± Carranza was quoted as saying by The Guardian.?
¡°The fact that she¡¯s now displaying it just shows not just the duplicity of Mrs Marcos šC but that she has to display the duplicity and the extravagance that she thinks she¡¯s displaying for Filipinos to see ¡ That says something even worse," he added.?
During his rule from 1965 to 1986, Marcos Sr. made stunning human-rights abuses, including the arrest, torture and killing of his opponent, and using his power to seize as much as $10 billion in ill-gotten wealth.?
Much of?that wealth, including millions of dollars worth of art, has still not been recovered.
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