Recovered art

Picasso’s La Coiffeuse seized in the United States

New York, USA and France · Source report date:

Picasso’s La Coiffeuse, a grey-brown Cubist composition recovered in the United States.
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Prosecutors sought civil forfeiture of the painting stolen in France and shipped from Belgium under a false declaration. Proceedings were pending.

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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.

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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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