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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 170370, member: 56&quot;]Through catastrophes, natural and man-made, a lot of stuff is lost.&nbsp; A lot more gets lost because people don&#039;t know what it is and/or don&#039;t like it, so it just gets tossed. Some is hidden for this reason or that, never to be found again.&nbsp; Some is in private hands and uncataloged because it&#039;s unrecognized, or for security reasons. </p><p><br /></p><p>There were instances when Picasso and Braque, looking back at their analytical cubism works, could not tell their own work from the other&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I heard an account where Picasso was shown a faked piece attributed to him, and he not only recalled painting the work, but also remembered making love to the model.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not just Picasso - it&#039;s all art.&nbsp; There are so-called &quot;free ports&quot; that have vast warehouses stuffed with art.&nbsp; Some of it is just waiting to appreciate in value, some of it hidden for tax purposes or to avoid being inventoried for divorce or other legal proceedings.&nbsp; There are people who hide art as they hide money in off shore accounts.&nbsp; Some hidden in case of political flight or exile.&nbsp; Lots of reasons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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