A writer from Romania, who found Picasso's "Harlequin Head" in the woods, has stated she received a letter explaining that the artwork she passed to the authorities was a prank made by two Belgian artists amid a project called "True Copy" assigned to the notorious Dutch forger Geert Jan Jansen.
"Part of this performance was prepared in silence in the course of the past few months, with a view to bringing back Picasso's 'Tete d'Arlequin'," two Belgian directors in Antwerp wrote on their website.
There were no further statements from the company on the matter.
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The experts have been checking if the picture is indeed Picasso's "Harlequin Head" which is estimated to be worth 800,000 euros ($915,000).
About a week ago, Dutch writer of Romanian origin Mira Feticu who wrote a novel about the 2012 heist in Rotterdam, received an anonymous letter with instructions of how to reach a forest in eastern Romania where the picture was hidden. The writer found the work and handed it over to the authorities, who stated it might be Picasso's painting.
