Several Picasso paintings and drawings have been stolen from the artist's granddaughter's house in Paris, the director of the city's Picasso Museum said Wednesday (Feb 1).

There was no immediate estimate of the value of the stolen works, but museum director Anne Baldassari said "it was a very large theft."

The pieces were stolen from the home of Diana Widmaier-Picasso overnight Monday to Tuesday, she said.

Pablo Picasso's "Maya with Doll" - one of two paintings worth a total of 50 million euros that were stolen from Diana Widmaier Picasso's apartment in Paris' upmarket seventh district.

Pablo Picasso's portrait of his second wife Jacqueline - one of two paintings worth a total of 50 million euros that were stolen from Diana Widmaier Picasso's apartment in Paris' upmarket seventh district.

Editor: Wing