Picasso print stolen in broad daylight from Milwaukee gallery found eight years later

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Picasso print stolen in broad daylight from Milwaukee gallery found eight years later  A local landlord discovered the stolen artwork while clearing out a vacant apartment and took it to police after an antique dealer recognised it.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/18/picasso-print-stolen-in-broad-daylight-from-milwaukee-gallery-found-eight-years-later  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:13Sadly about eight years ago right in this very room somebody walked in in the middle of the day

00:19and picked a Picasso off the wall and walked out with it and nobody noticed not me not my partner

00:27and it was missing for eight years never thought I'd see it again and surprise surprise last week

00:36the police called and said we think we found your artwork so they were nice enough to bring

00:43it over here and indeed it was the piece that had been stolen eight years previously

01:01when it disappeared it was it was such a personal insult this just made me feel so bad

01:07so it was just the opposite when it came back it was like there is there are good people in

01:13the world

01:13so they didn't have to they didn't have to take it to the police station to check it out

01:19but they were good honest people and the world needs more people like that

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