Stolen Yousuf Karsh portrait of Winston Churchill located in Italy
Authorities located Yousuf Karsh's The Roaring Lion in Italy after its theft from Ottawa's Château Laurier hotel. A copy had concealed the loss for months. Police said the print was sold through a London auction house to an Italian buyer, both unaware of the theft. At publication, its return to the hotel was planned; this report does not treat that future return as completed.
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