USA-FRANCE/PICASSO U.S. authorities return stolen Picasso painting to France

Record ID: 144112

  • Title: USA-FRANCE/PICASSO U.S. authorities return stolen Picasso painting to France
  • Date: 13th August 2015
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 13, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** FRENCH EMBASSY SIGN CLOSEUP OF FRENCH EMBASSY SIGN PICASSO "LA COIFFEUSE" PAINTING CLOSEUPS OF PICASSO PAINTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR SARAH SALDANA SAYING: "So, while we recognize that there is certainly a value that has bee
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  • Story Text: A $15 million painting by Pablo Picasso, "La Coiffeuse," was returned to French authorities on Thursday, (August 13) nine months after being found in a FedEx shipment.
    U.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Enforcement Director Sarah Saldana turned over the 1911 cubist oil painting to French officials in a ceremony at the French Embassy.
    "Certainly, we are returning it to its rightful owners, the government of France," Saldana said.
    The painting was last displayed in Munich in 1998 but was stolen not long after it was returned to the National Museum in Paris. The U.S. government officials did not offer details of how the painting was recovered earlier this year from a FedEx shipment.
    Similarly, an Edgar Degas painting was returned to the French government in a January 2011 ceremony. The Department of Homeland Security has repatriated more than 7,800 items to more than 30 countries, the agency said in a statement.
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