Le Monde reports that Portugal has cleared the Miró sale stopped earlier this year. An earlier report claimed Portugal’s museums expressed no interest in acquiring the works:
The collection of 85 works by Spanish artist Joan Miro owned by the Portuguese state will ultimately not listed as a cultural heritage, paving the way for its sale, according to a decision released Friday, Aug. 29 in the Official Journal Portuguese.
Portugal bail out its coffers by selling paintings by Miro (Le Monde)
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