Pierre Le Guennec, who once worked for Pablo Picasso (pictured), and his wife squirrelled away the staggering trove, which is believed to be authentic, inside a trunk in the garage of their home on the French Riviera. The cache, dating from the artist's most creative period from 1900 to 1932, includes lithographs, portraits, watercolours, and sketches, plus nine Cubist collages said to be worth €40m alone Photograph: Ralph Gatti/AFP/Getty ImagesRetired electrician Pierre Le Guennec and his wife welcome journalists in front of their home in Mouans-Sartoux, south-eastern France, after they came forward with a collection of 271 works by Pablo PicassoPhotograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty ImagesA drawing by Picasso on a notebookPhotograph: AP
Papier colle pipe et bouteille (Copy paste pipe and bottle) by PicassoPhotograph: APNature Morte Verre (Still Life Glass) by PicassoPhotograph: APNu Assis (Sitting Nude) by PicassoPhotograph: APOlga Accoudee (Olga Elbowed) by PicassoPhotograph: APDrawing by Picasso on a notebookPhotograph: APDrawing of a dice by PicassoPhotograph: APDrawing of a horse by PicassoPhotograph: APStill Life Glass Sand by PicassoPhotograph: APPainting of a hand by PicassoPhotograph: AP
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