Art restitution

Stanley Spencer’s Cookham from Englefield returned to owners

London and Cookham, United Kingdom · Source report date:

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Stanley Spencer’s Cookham from Englefield returned to owners — artwork or case documentation from the linked image source.
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The UK government confirmed the painting’s return five years after its theft from a gallery. Police had discovered it beneath a bed during a west London drugs investigation.

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

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