Recovered art

Three works recovered after theft from the Whitworth

Manchester, United Kingdom · Source report date:

Vincent van Gogh, The Fortifications of Paris with Houses, Whitworth Art Gallery. CC0.
Vincent van Gogh, The Fortifications of Paris with Houses, Whitworth Art Gallery. CC0. Image source ↗
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Works by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Paul Gauguin were recovered after their theft from the Whitworth. The image shows Van Gogh’s The Fortifications of Paris with Houses, one of the three works.

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Recovered artPaul Gauguin

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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