THE ARCHIVE BY COUNTRY
Published reports from our archive, newest first.
A country may refer to the theft, recovery, return or legal proceedings. A case can be linked to more than one country.
4 reports
After more than five years of research, the Van Gogh Museum confirmed the authenticity of an 1889 self-portrait from Norway’s National Museum that had long been questioned. The researchers considered the canvas, pigments, technique and provenance. The portrait went on temporary display in Amsterdam.
Munch’s Historien lithograph recovered after seven years — artwork or case documentation from the linked image source. Image source ↗
Norwegian police announced the recovery of a hand-coloured Historien lithograph stolen from an Oslo gallery in 2009. Two men were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods; the source does not establish convictions.
Edvard Munch, The Scream (1910?). Photo © Munchmuseet. The museum’s painted version, recovered after the 2004 theft. Image source ↗
Norwegian police announced recovery of Edvard Munch’s The Scream and Madonna on 31 August 2006, two years after their theft from Oslo’s Munch Museum. ABC published the report on 1 September in Australian local time; condition assessments and the investigation continued.
Edvard Munch, The Scream (1893), Nasjonalmuseet. Public domain. Image source ↗
Edvard Munch’s 1893 version of The Scream was stolen from Norway’s National Gallery in 1994 and recovered the same year. The work is now displayed at Nasjonalmuseet.
