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U.S. return of stolen France "laundresses" Degas
U.S. back French painting by Edgar Degas' laundress, suffering from a toothache, "stolen
40 years ago , informs television channel CNN. The ceremony will be held on January 21 paintings in the French embassy in Washington.
As previously reported, Degas painting was discovered at an auction at Sotheby's in October 2010. "Washerwoman" were stolen from the museum named after Andre Malraux in Le Havre in 1973, but the auction house knew about it, because the picture was not included in the lists of stolen art objects.
The owner of the picture - a French collector Ronald Grelsamer - claims to have received it as a gift from his father. According to U.S. authorities, Grelsamer is going to demand compensation for the picture.
In France, the painting "The washerwoman who suffer from toothache" is considered a national treasure. Degas painted it in the early 1870's. Estimated cost of cloth is about 400,000 dollarov. /lenta.ru