Off Topic: Two Stolen Edvard Munch Works Recovered
"The Scream" by Norwegian painter and printmaker Edvard MunchImage 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.More here.
Both paintings, stolen from the Munch Museum in August 2004, were in better-than-expected condition, police said at a news conference.
posted by Fergie @ 8/31/2006 10:31:00 AM
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