Henri Matisse stolen painting found after 26 years.

[Борисович]

French impressionist painting by Henri Matisse "The Garden", which was stolen from a museum in Stockholm in 1987., Was found after many years with the help of British art dealer, said Bi-bi-si.

Canvas, which is estimated at $ 1 million has been proposed to the British art dealer Polish collector. After consulting with the database Art Loss Register (ALR), where the number of all the missing, stolen and stolen works of art, he found out that the picture is in the list.

After he turned to the director Christopher Marnello ALR, who held talks with the Polish collector and persuaded him to return the picture. According to him, there were no benefits.

"Garden" Henri Matisse was kidnapped on May 11 1987. during a daring robbery in Stockholm Museum of Modern Art. The robbers entered the premises of the museum, smashing the door with a sledgehammer, and then unscrewed from the wall painting and no more taking left the museum. The guards arrived on the scene after only ten minutes. All 25 paintings whereabouts remained a mystery.

Some time later, the kidnappers offered to buy the painting for the museum "exorbitant" amount. However, the management refused to pay, following the recommendations of experts, claiming that the picture will pop up sooner or later, because to sell a painting on the open market, there is no possibility.

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