Swiss art theft paintings recovered

Two of the four paintings stolen in last week’s Zurich theft have been found in perfect condition in a car abandoned at a  psychiatric clinic, much to the relief of the museum director Lukas Gloor.
The two recovered paintings - Claude Monet’s “Poppies Near Vetheuil” and Vincent van Gogh’s “Blossoming Chestnut Branches”, valued at $64 million [...]

One of the biggest art robberies in European history!!

Three men armed with handguns and wearing masks made off with four19th century masterpieces Sunday afternoon from a private museum in Zurich.  The pieces consisted of ‘Poppies near Vetheuil‘ by French artist Claude Monet (1840 - 1926), ‘Count Lepic and His Daughters‘ by French artist Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917).  ‘Blossoming Chestnut Branches‘ by Dutch [...]

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