Two Brazilian settings structure this dossier: the MASP theft and its judicial aftermath, and the library robbery reported alongside Matisse works. The later recovery report stated that Portinari works remained missing at publication; this is a dated status, not a claim about their present whereabouts.
4 reports · Source dates: 9 Jan 2008 — 17 Aug 2026
Each entry reflects its source on the stated date. A historical theft report does not mean a work remains missing. Attributions, allegations and decisions remain distinct; this dossier does not authenticate artworks.
Police recovered eight works by Henri Matisse stolen from the Mário de Andrade Library. Five works by Candido Portinari taken in the same robbery remained missing when the report was published.
Eight works by Henri Matisse and five by Candido Portinari were taken from the Mário de Andrade Library.
The paintings were stolen in December 2007 and recovered in January 2008. The prison sentences remained subject to appeal.
Paintings by Pablo Picasso and Cândido Portinari stolen in December 2007 were recovered and returned to MASP. This report records the January 2008 recovery and return; later convictions are covered separately on the site.
