John Opie’s The Schoolmistress returned after more than fifty years
The FBI announced the return of The Schoolmistress to the Wood family on 11 January 2024 after a Utah court determined ownership. The painting was stolen from their Newark home in 1969. This announcement concerns restitution, not a new criminal conviction.
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