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Stolen van Gogh and Monet Found in Abandoned Car
Paintings from Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were stolen from a private museum less than two weeks ago were discovered in an abandoned car in a parking lot of a mental hospital in
On Feb. 10 art thieves entered the museum moments before it was scheduled to close and held the staff and a few patrons at gunpoint while four paintings were stolen.
While van Gogh’s “Blooming Chestnut Branches” and Monet’s “Poppy field at Vetheuil” were recovered paintings from Edgar Degas and Paul Cezanne remain missing.
The heist was believed to be among the largest in European history with the four paintings valued at $163 million.
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