Art restitution

Two Lindauer portraits returned after five years

Auckland, New Zealand · Source report date:

Two Gottfried Lindauer portraits of Māori sitters, returned after their theft.
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New Zealand Police confirmed the return of the Chief and Chieftainess Ngatai-Raure portraits stolen in April 2017. Investigations continued.

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Art restitution

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

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