Edgar Degas's Les Choristes recovered from a suitcase on a bus
French customs officers found Edgar Degas's Les Choristes (1877) in a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment on 16 February. Stolen in 2009 from the Musée Cantini in Marseille while on loan from the Musée d'Orsay, the pastel was authenticated by Orsay experts. No passenger claimed the suitcase.
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