Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag
Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag
Arthur Brand met an unnamed man under a tree during a mysterious, years-long quest to find the work.
A Van Gogh painting stolen from a Dutch museum in March 2020 is back in safe hands after a three-and-a-half-year quest to recover it.
Dutch art detective Arthur Brand said he had been handed the 139-year-old painting in a pillow and an Ikea bag by a man who came to his front door.
"I did this in complete co-ordination with Dutch police and we knew this guy wasn't involved in the theft," he said.
In 2021, a career criminal was jailed for eight years over the incident.
But by then the painting, worth several million euros, had already changed hands.
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This guy is amazing. He has multiple cases where he recovered stolen art. He negotiate with criminals and recovers it, just about the art.
Amazing guy!