Thursday, August 31, 2006

Off Topic: Two Stolen Edvard Munch Works Recovered

"The Scream" by Norwegian painter and printmaker Edvard Munch
Image source: ibiblio.org



As a big Edvard Munch fan, this is great news.

An AP newswire article by Doug Mellgren, via The Boston Globe, reports that:

Police recovered two paintings they believe are the Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna," two years after masked gunmen seized the priceless artworks from an Oslo museum in a bold, daylight raid, authorities announced Thursday.

Both paintings, stolen from the Munch Museum in August 2004, were in better-than-expected condition, police said at a news conference.

More here.

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