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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Sian Cain

Picasso: ‘quite adorable’ dog in ‘wonderful red bow’ discovered in painting

A depiction of a dog has been discovered underneath layers of paint in an early Pablo Picasso masterpiece, more than 120 years after it was first created.

The animal was hidden underneath a patch of dark paint in Le Moulin de la Galette, completed by the Spanish artist when he was 19 years old in 1900. It was discovered recently when experts used modern imaging technology on the painting, revealing a brown dog wearing a red bow around its neck.

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