Italian authorities manage to recover two French masterpieces after they were stolen from a London home in 1970.
Two artworks – one by Paul Gauguin and the other by Pierre Bonnard - stolen in 1970 have been recovered in Sicily. The paintings had been taken from Britain to Italy where they were later sold off.
Italian police tasked with recovering stolen art announced a surprising find on Wednesday. After more than 40 decades, two paintings belonging to an English collector were recovered in the home of a retired factory worker in Sicily.
The Gauguin painting has an estimated value of between 15 and 35 million euros ($20 million-$48 million), while the Bonnard was estimated at around 600,000 euros.
Two artworks – one by Paul Gauguin and the other by Pierre Bonnard - stolen in 1970 have been recovered in Sicily. The paintings had been taken from Britain to Italy where they were later sold off.
Italian police tasked with recovering stolen art announced a surprising find on Wednesday. After more than 40 decades, two paintings belonging to an English collector were recovered in the home of a retired factory worker in Sicily.
The Gauguin painting has an estimated value of between 15 and 35 million euros ($20 million-$48 million), while the Bonnard was estimated at around 600,000 euros.
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