Believe It or Not: An NJ Art Collector’s Story of Discovering Priceless Works by Picasso at a Local Estate Sale

NEW YORK — Imagine this: a priceless work by Picasso, whose existence is a secret shared by few, resurfaces half a century later. At an estate sale in suburban New Jersey. Tucked inside a frame and hidden behind another piece of art.

Art collector Keith Coppola says the truth is beyond anyone’s imagination – and insists he has no interest in windmills with his story of finding the long-unseen Picasso depicting Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho Panza while shopping for $75 worth of art in the Garden State.

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