August 12, 2008
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11 -- When eccentric socialite and art dealer William M.V. Kingsland died two years ago, he left an extensive collection of Pablo Picasso paintings and other works crammed into his one-bedroom apartment -- but no will. Kingsland apparently had no heirs to claim the floor-to-ceiling stacks of sketches, sculptures and paintings, so city officials hired two auction houses to go through and sell the collection. During that process, two movers stole two Picassos. They were caught and sentenced to probation, and the works were returned. But the problems with ... (more)
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