Art restitution

Stolen Picasso and Portinari paintings returned to MASP

São Paulo, Brazil · Source report date:

Police guard the recovered Picasso and Portinari paintings. Photograph from the contemporary report.
Police guard the recovered Picasso and Portinari paintings. Photograph from the contemporary report. Image source ↗
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Paintings by Pablo Picasso and Cândido Portinari stolen in December 2007 were recovered and returned to MASP. This report records the January 2008 recovery and return; later convictions are covered separately on the site.

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