REPLICA

Can a replica be a piece of art?

Is a replica a replica or is it a counterfeit?

When young Picasso painted this replica (1898) of the famous King Philip IV portrait by Velasquez (1655) he never thought about it ending up in a museum one day.

He didn´t sign it in the name of Velasquez.

He didn´t sign it at all.

What is it then?

It is a great painting.

It is a replica.

It is no counterfeit.

What is it?

ART