Picasso print stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord while cleaning apartment
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- Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 17 Aug, 12:49URL changed
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The print wasn’t just any Picasso. In February 2018, the black-and-white print - a 1949 aquatint on rice paper featuring the Spanish artist’s signature in green pencil - had vanished from a downtown Milwaukee art gallery. An investigation failed to turn up any suspects. And for eight years, the piece’s whereabouts were a mystery.The print wasn’t just any Picasso. In February 2018, the black-and-white print – a 1949 aquatint on rice paper featuring the Spanish artist’s signature in green pencil – had vanished from a downtown Milwaukee art gallery. An inv…
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Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- RMF24 (Poland)16:50
Góra śmieci na podłodze, a na ścianie Picasso. Odnaleziono skradzione dzieło sztuki
Sat, 15 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World01:27first to report
Torero print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso, was stolen from Bill DeLind’s gallery in 2018 Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look at an artwork that a local landlord found while cleaning out a vacant apartment. DeLind immediately recognized the stolen Torero print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso. Continue reading...
- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:27
Im US-Bundesstaat Wisconsin ist ein Werk des Künstlers Pablo Picasso wieder aufgetaucht. Der einst bestohlene Galerist zeigte sich überwältigt: »Er ist wieder zu mir zurückgekehrt.«
Tue, 18 August 2026
2 reports- thenewsherald.com10:34edited after publishing
The print wasn’t just any Picasso. In February 2018, the black-and-white print – a 1949 aquatint on rice paper featuring the Spanish artist’s signature in green pencil – had vanished from a downtown Milwaukee art gallery. An inv…
- ABC (Spain)11:02
Cuando se llevaron la lámina 'Torero' firmada por Picasso de su galería de arte en Milwaukee hace 8 años, su dueño no pensó que la recuperaría. Sin embargo, la obra, una de las 30 piezas que existen firmadas por el artista, jamás salió de la ciudad norteamericana donde había sido robada. Contra todo pronóstico, la semana pasada, el galerista Bill DeLind recibió una llamada inesperada de la Policía para revisar una obra de arte que el dueño de un apartamento había encontrado mientras limpiaba....
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- iRozhlas (Czechia)06:12
Po osmi letech od krádeže z galerie v americkém Milwaukee se Picassovo umělecké dílo objevilo při vyklízení bytu po nájemníkovi. Poznal ho obchodník se starožitnostmi a pronajímatel ho předal policii.
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- newcity.com12:00
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Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- Times of India05:48
The mysterious disappearance of a Picasso etching since 2018 has come to a surprising conclusion with its rediscovery in a landlord's apartment. With an estimated worth of $35,000 to $50,000, the piece drew attention when the landlord recognized the signature. After an antique dealer confirmed its validity, the police praised the landlord’s integrity in returning the artwork. The gallery owner celebrated the emotional triumph of reclaiming the cherished etching.
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- Telegram.hr (Croatia)07:30
U vrijeme nestanka procijenjena je na između 35.000 i 50.000 dolara
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- Novinky (Czechia)15:01
Grafika světoznámého malíře Pabla Picassa, která byla v roce 2018 ukradena z americké galerie, se našla na dost nečekaném místě. Visela v opuštěném bytě v Milwaukee, z něhož byl vystěhován nájemník.