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| Henri Matisse's Le Jardin recently recovered by the Art Loss Register. |
When Henri Matisse's Le Jardin was stolen from the Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Musset) in Stockholm on May 11, 1987 it was believed to be a total loss. The painting is now on its way home to Sweden after 25 years thanks to the Art Loss Register (ALR).
Charles Roberts, owner of Charles Fine Art, is also being lauded for his due diligence. When a Polish collector approached Roberts to inquire about selling Le Jardin, he searched the ALR database and identified the painting.
Roberts notified the ALR and its director, Christopher Marinello, stepped in personally to begin negotiations with the Polish collector. Marinello is keeping the exact details private, but told the BBC "No payments were made, no arms were broken." He happily noted: "Let's just say this was a Christmas present for the people of Sweden." Kristen Ek, the spokeswoman for the Museum of Modern Art Stockholm, agreed: "It is fantastic that the painting has turned up again. It was stolen so long ago that really we had almost given up hope."
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