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In 1988, the facility manager was forced to turn off an alarm under threat of being shot. In 1991, it was returned after a ransom was paid, together with another painting called “Forest View with
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in March 2020. Neither painting was recovered at that time. Art detective Arthur Brand told a reporter that the person in custody probably did not know the location of the works because "stolen artwork was often moved around quickly by criminal gangs".
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the same day said the work "would be expected to fetch ÂŁ13.4m at auction". On 24 September, the man was convicted of the thefts and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
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126:, created
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86:Dimensions
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