# A stolen Van Gogh has been recovered

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** arts-crafts\
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stolen-van-gogh-has-been-recovered/989979 "2023-09-12T12:42:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stolen-van-gogh-has-been-recovered/989979/1 "2023-09-12T12:42:53Z")

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[It was turned over to Dutch art detective Arthur Brand](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66785150) (who sounds fictional) in a bloodstained pillowcase, by someone acting under a confidentiality agreement apparently because it was too much of a pain to keep. The painting was originally stolen from the Singer Museum in Laren, Denmark, in March 2020 and an arrest was made but it had already been handed off.

[A Factual Question was asked about this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-stolen-why-what-can-you-do-with-it/850672/8), but I was unsure if I should exhume the zombie.