Four works by José María Sicilia exhibited at ARCO are seized

Four works by

that were exhibited at the

have been temporarily seized by order of a Madrid court investigating a possible seizure of the Spanish painter's assets.

The information, anticipated by

, has been confirmed to EFE by sources from Ifema-Feria de Madrid, where this fair takes place until tomorrow and where said works have been temporarily stored in one of its warehouses.

These are four paintings that were hanging at the

and that were sold in pairs at a price of

.

The four are also part of an exhibition entitled

that, inspired by the theme of survival and their personal experiences, Sicilia (Madrid, 1954) is preparing for the Vatican Library for November.

According to

, the embargo is due to a precautionary measure for

after the alleged evasions of the artist to

of his second ex-wife,

.

Said sentence, handed down by a court in Paris in 2019, would force Sicily to pay some 800,000 euros, "which rise above one million for legal interest."

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