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    A trove of previously unknown Pablo Picasso works are locked in a legal battle between retired electrician Pierre Le Guennec and one of the master's sons. Le Guennec says he was given the 271 pieces in the 1960s in exchange for electrical work, a claim disputed by the painter's heirs, who allege the artworks were stolen. Claude Picasso is suing for possession of his father's art; the case has yet to reach French courts.

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