Picasso print stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord while cleaning apartment
Summary
A Picasso print stolen from a Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 was recently found by a landlord cleaning an empty apartment. The artwork, one of 30 signed by Picasso, has been returned to the police and is now with its original owner’s gallery.Key Facts
- The stolen artwork is a Picasso print named Torero.
- It was taken from DeLind Fine Art Appraisals in Milwaukee in 2018.
- A Milwaukee landlord found the print while cleaning out an apartment of an evicted tenant.
- The print still had the original gallery’s sticker on the back.
- The artwork was estimated to be worth $35,000 to $50,000 when stolen, and may now be valued closer to $50,000 due to its history.
- Milwaukee police have the print while the gallery owner works with an insurance company.
- The police are still investigating the theft, but the usual time limit for theft cases is six years.
- The gallery owner’s former business partner was very upset about the theft and checked every year for news about the print.
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