Pablo Picasso

Mr. Koch sold Mary four Pablo Picasso drawings/painting, one pencil drawing, two ink drawings, and one painting. Suzanne has only seen and photographed three, and they are shown below. The one not photographed was described as a ink drawing of a beast. It was something that Mary wasn't comfortable with having.

Without going off track from the Picasso, remember Mary was visited by a Mr. Koch who sold her artwork at her flea market booth in Okeechobee, FL over several months and many visits. The other vendors at the flea market were becoming aware of these visits. Mary traded the drawing of the beast with another vendor at the flea market. Years later Mary heard that the vendor took the drawing to Sotheby's and it sold for over $150k. 

There is a vendor that is still at the flea market today in her same booth #110. Her name is Barbara, and she was a witness to this man visiting and selling Mary artwork back in 1991/1992. 

Over the years, Suzanne researched in depth each of the artists her mother had purchased. Below is Suzanne's research for the Pablo Picasso artwork.

Sorry for using tape on the painting. This shows our lack of understanding what we had. These photos were taken many years ago.  As you can see the painting is cut right to the design, the painting has been kept rolled up and we couldn't use something to hold it down as it would cover up the design. So we decided on clear tape. 

Suzanne believes she found the location of the painting. Same location Andre Derain painted. See the information below:

Do you think this could be a painting by Pablo Picasso? If so, please step forward and help us with getting Mary's art story heard. If you are a news reporter write an article, if you are a museum reach out and assist. If not you, then who?

What other Koch family could have sold such artwork with such disregard? How many other wealthy, art-loving Kochs are out there? NONE!

Alexander Calder | Camille Bombois |  Éduardo Manet | Jane Peterson | Jim Cassel | Kees van Dongen |  Pablo Picasso | Vincent van Gogh

Stolen Charles Darwin Notebooks

Suzanne believes it’s possible that the Tree of Life notepads were stolen by or for Frederick's brother, David Koch's Hall of Human Origins Exhibit completed in 2010 at the Smithsonian. The Exhibit even has a Charles Darwin statue.

David Koch quote "It seems to me what's amazing is how much Darwin got right 150 years ago. It's staggering what he got right. He got enormously more right on evolution than what he got wrong." (read it here)

Watch the video to read the email and how the path of one billion dollars in art crimes collided with Charles Darwin's stolen notepads. 

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