Stolen Van Gogh Painting Recovered in Ikea Bag After 3 Years
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A stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring," has been returned to the Netherlands by a tipster who handed it over to a private Dutch art crimes detective. The painting, stolen in March 2020, was found encased in Bubble Wrap and tucked in an Ikea bag. The thieves involved in the theft had already been arrested and convicted, so they could not have returned the painting themselves. The artwork will now be restored and returned to its original home, the Groninger Museum.
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