Recovered art

Fifteen stolen Georg Baselitz works recovered; four still missing in 2017

Munich and Leverkusen, Germany · Source report date:

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Georg Baselitz pictured with an artwork; contextual photograph, not an identification of the stolen paintings.
Georg Baselitz pictured with an artwork; contextual photograph, not an identification of the stolen paintings. Image source ↗
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Bavarian investigators recovered fifteen paintings and drawings stolen from a logistics company near Munich. Four further works remained missing at the time of the report; the artist asked that individual works not be identified.

Artwork Details & DocumentationIdentification, ownership history and supporting records

Individual artwork identification details have not yet been documented in this record. Missing specifications are not inferred from the photograph or report headline.

Not documented in this record: object type · materials & technique · measurements · inscriptions & markings · distinguishing features · artwork title · maker / attribution · creation date / period · subject.

Identification details follow the Object ID categories where documented. Ownership history is recorded separately; this documentation is not an authentication or a certificate of ownership.

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

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