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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.
6 reports
Pierre Louis Goudreaux, An Amorous Couple / A Loving Glance — the returned painting. Image source ↗
New York, United States / Ukraine
Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to the UN confirmed on 20 February 2020 that an official handover of Pierre Louis Goudreaux’s An Amorous Couple took place in New York the previous day, attended by Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko. Looted from Kyiv’s Khanenko Museum during World War II, the painting was found in the United States. This is a restitution update to the civil forfeiture action announced in 2019.
Paul Signac, Port de la Rochelle, 1915 — the recovered painting. Image source ↗
Nancy, France / Kyiv, Ukraine
Paul Signac’s Port de la Rochelle (1915), stolen from Nancy’s fine arts museum in 2018, was recovered by Ukrainian police during a search in a murder investigation. The 24 April 2019 report describes recovery and arrangements for return to France, rather than a completed return to museum display.
Pierre Louis Goudreaux, An Amorous Couple / A Loving Glance — the recovered painting.
New York, United States / Kyiv, Ukraine
On 21 March 2019, Manhattan federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action for Pierre Louis Goudreaux’s An Amorous Couple, also called A Loving Glance and formerly A Family Portrait. The complaint alleged that it was looted from Kyiv’s Khanenko Museum around 1943 and resurfaced in a New York auction listing in 2013. This records the filing stage; the 2020 handover is documented separately.
Verona, Italy and Ukraine
The Culture Ministry confirmed the return of works stolen in Verona in November 2015 and recovered in Ukraine in 2016.
Hoorn, Netherlands and Ukraine
Five of the 24 paintings stolen in 2005 were returned. Other paintings remained missing at the report date.
The Odesa Taking of Christ, attributed to Caravaggio; attribution disputed. Image source ↗
Berlin, Germany; Odesa, Ukraine
The Taking of Christ, stolen in Odesa in 2008 and recovered in Berlin in June 2010, was handed to Ukrainian authorities on 30 August. The painting is attributed to Caravaggio; its attribution has been disputed.