The privately-owned Pablo Picasso painting, Still Life with Guitar (1919), which purportedly had vanished en route from Madrid or after its arrival to Granada for the exhibition Bodeg贸n: La eternidad de lo inerte (Still Life: The Eternity of the Inanimate) has been located by the Polic铆a Nacional, in Madrid.
The thought-to-be-stolen, actually apparently-not-stolen framed gouache artwork underwent forensic analysis by police working with Spain's Historical Heritage Brigade, who are continuing the investigation. They have confirmed that the artwork is the original work by the Malaga-born artist. Once their ongoing investigation concludes, the painting will be returned to the private collector who originally loaned the piece to the CajaGranada Foundation exhibition.
Initial reports had previously stated that the painting had been packed on September 25 and departed the capital on October 2 in a van escorted by two couriers. That brief, four-hour journey took a puzzling turn as the couriers are said to have made an unusual overnight stop in Deifontes a short distance from their delivery point, sleeping inside their vehicle to guard their high-value cargo, which had a total insured value exceeding €6 million.
A short while after the shipment of 58 still life works from the 17th century and the 20th century had been delivered to the CajaGranada-Motril Cultural Center, the Picasso was registered as missing.
The current line of thinking with the Polic铆a Nacional is that they believe the painting may not have even made it onto the transport truck leaving Spain's capital.
Recuperado el #Picasso 馃柤 desaparecido en su traslado a una exposici贸n en #Granada
— Polic铆a Nacional (@policia) October 24, 2025
Podr铆a no haber llegado a subir al cami贸n de transporte
La Brigada de Patrimonio Hist贸rico de @policia mantiene abierta la investigaci贸n una vez que agentes de Polic铆a Cient铆fica han… pic.twitter.com/lb5jN8tFvI
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