Recovered art

Stolen Gauguin and Bonnard paintings found in Italy

Italy; London, United Kingdom · Source report date:

Pierre Bonnard, La femme aux deux fauteuils, one of the recovered paintings.
Pierre Bonnard, La femme aux deux fauteuils, one of the recovered paintings. Image source ↗
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Italian authorities revealed the recovery of paintings by Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard stolen in London in the 1970s. The works had passed through a railway lost-property sale and were found in a private purchaser’s home.

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Recovered artPaul GauguinPierre Bonnard

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

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