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.
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!