Antiques - Art - Ceramics - Murals - Paint
Nov. 11, 1967 - Swiss town wants to but two Picassos for 2 million dollars: Basel wants to buy the two Picassos Arlequin assis and Les deux freres, now in the possession of the private gallery Stachelin in Basel. The two famous pictures have been in the art gallery of Basel as a loan. 6 millions of the 8, 4 millions swiss francs will be payed by the government of the canton of Basel City, the resting 2.4 millions will be collected among the population. For that purpose there have been organized different banquets and a folk festival, badgets with I like Pablo We want the Arlequin etc are sold. Photo shows a monumental copy of the Arlequin assis in the streets of Basel, making propaganda for the 8, 4 million purchase
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13261498
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47048054
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3592px x 4760px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
