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LONDON (AFP) - A Saudi prince is buying 125 paintings of Gulf War scenes painted by a British artist for 22 million euros ($20 million), in a transaction that has provoked the fury of several Muslim countries, the newspaper The Independent reported Wednesday. Prince Khaled Bin Sultan intends to display the works, which include battle scenes and portraits of some of the military leaders, including U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf, in a museum dedicated to the 1990-1991 conflict being constructed in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Muslim states have expressed their opposition to the sale, the newspaper said. Iran had already unsuccessfully tried to buy the paintings to destroy them because they represent living people, who are prohibited under Islamic law, it added. Andrew Vicari, the 62-year-old British artist, is the official painter of the Saudi royal family. He painted the scenes while following the course of the Gulf War. |
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