Stolen Van Gogh works return to public display after 17 years
(The Guardian Netherlands)

Restored paintings go on view in Amsterdam, bringing story of infamous art heist to a closeSeventeen years after being snatched from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, two of the artist´s works have been put back on public display, bringing the story of one of most infamous postwar art heists to a close.View of the Sea at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen by Vincent van Gogh were stolen in the dark of a December night in 2002. Related: Gangsters` use of paintings as currency shows a profound belief in art Continue reading...