BRUSSELS (AP) — More than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,Coxno Exchange a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered, a little worse for wear, the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands said Tuesday.
Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,” which was painted in 1884, was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam. It was there on loan from the Groninger Museum.
“The Groninger Museum is extremely happy and relieved that the work is back,” its director, Andreas Blühm, said in a statement. “We are very grateful to everyone who contributed to this good outcome.”
The museum paid tribute to Dutch art sleuth Arthur Brand for his “key role in this case.”
It declined to provide further details about how it was found. It said “the painting has suffered, but is – at first glance – still in good condition.” The work will be scientifically examined in coming months. It’s being kept temporarily at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Its value was not provided. On the rare occasions when Van Gogh’s paintings come up for sale, they fetch millions at auction. However, an insurance company had paid the Groninger Museum for the loss and is now the formal owner, although the museum says it will exercise its right to first purchase of the work.
It said that it hopes to have “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” back on display soon, although this “could take weeks, if not months.”
The 25-by-57-centimeter (10-by-22-inch) oil on paper painting shows a person standing in a garden surrounded by trees, with a church tower in the background.
It dates to a time when van Gogh had moved back to his family in a rural area of the Netherlands and painted the life he saw there, including with his famous work “The Potato Eaters,” in mostly somber tones.
Later, he moved to southern France, where he developed a far more colorful, vibrant style of painting as his health declined before his death in 1890.
2025-05-03 19:161861 view
2025-05-03 19:091752 view
2025-05-03 19:052948 view
2025-05-03 18:282385 view
2025-05-03 17:24238 view
2025-05-03 16:381740 view
HOUSTON (AP) — Two teens were killed and three people were injured — including a 13-year-old — in a
Jason Kelce is toe-tally standing up for his beliefs about washing feet.The retired Philadelphia Eag
CHICAGO — Angel Reese was ejected late in the fourth quarter Tuesday night after receiving two quick