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SheltieLover

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Mon Feb 17, 2025, 01:07 PM Feb 17

A glimpse at Picasso and Pollock masterpieces kept in Tehran vault

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clye46n565xo

It has been dubbed one of the world's rarest treasure troves of art but few people outside its host country know about it.

For decades, masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock have been kept in the basement of a museum in Iran's capital Tehran, shrouded in mystery.

According to estimates in 2018, the collection is worth as much as $3bn.

Only a small portion of the work has been exhibited since the 1979 Iranian Revolution but in recent years, the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art has been showcasing some of its most captivating pieces.

More at link.
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A glimpse at Picasso and Pollock masterpieces kept in Tehran vault (Original Post) SheltieLover Feb 17 OP
How I'd love to see this! Sadly, unless this collection travels somewhere closer -- NYC, maybe? -- I'll miss it. CTyankee Feb 17 #1
I would too, but not likely. SheltieLover Feb 17 #2
I wish I could see also. Andy Warhol was my second cousin. debm55 Feb 17 #3
Cool about Warhol SheltieLover Feb 17 #4
I enjoy abstract and modern art JoseBalow Feb 17 #5

CTyankee

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1. How I'd love to see this! Sadly, unless this collection travels somewhere closer -- NYC, maybe? -- I'll miss it.
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 02:29 PM
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