Recovered art

Eight Matisse works recovered, five Portinari works still missing at the time of reporting

São Paulo, Brazil · Source report date:

Colourful works on paper displayed together in the São Paulo recovery report.
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Police recovered eight works by Henri Matisse stolen from the Mário de Andrade Library. Five works by Candido Portinari taken in the same robbery remained missing when the report was published.

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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.

Recovered art

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

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