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Two stolen Vincent van Gogh paintings return to display after conservation

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Both recovered Van Gogh paintings in the conservation studio, April 2019 — Martin Bailey / The Art Newspaper.
Both recovered Van Gogh paintings in the conservation studio, April 2019 — Martin Bailey / The Art Newspaper. Image source ↗
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Vincent van Gogh’s View of the Sea at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen returned to display on 17 April 2019. Stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002, they were recovered in Italy in 2016. The 18 April report details conservation, including reconstruction of a damaged corner of the seascape.

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