Picasso etching stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord in vacant apartment
- A Pablo Picasso etching titled “Torero” that was stolen from a Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was recovered after a local landlord found it while clearing out a vacant apartment.
- Gallery owner Bill DeLind recognized the framed print after police contacted him and said a landlord had turned it in.
- The print still had DeLind Fine Art Appraisals’ sticker on the back, confirming it was the stolen artwork.
- Milwaukee police said the case remains under investigation, and the artwork is currently in police possession.
- DeLind said the piece was appraised at $35,000 to $50,000 when it was stolen.
A Pablo Picasso etching stolen from a Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 has been recovered after a local landlord found it while clearing out a vacant apartment. Gallery owner Bill DeLind said police called him last week and asked him to look at an artwork that had been turned in.
DeLind said he immediately recognized the framed print as Picasso’s “Torero,” one of 30 known signed copies. He said the gallery’s sticker was still on the back, which confirmed it was the piece taken from DeLind Fine Art Appraisals years ago.
Milwaukee landlord Tim Dertz said he found the work in an apartment belonging to a tenant who had been evicted. After an antique dealer friend identified it as a Picasso and believed it matched the stolen work, Dertz handed it to police. Milwaukee police said the case remains under investigation, and DeLind said the artwork is now in police custody while insurance matters are handled.
密尔沃基画廊2018年失窃的毕加索蚀刻版画在一间空置公寓中被房东发现
一幅于2018年从密尔沃基一家艺术画廊失窃的巴勃罗·毕加索蚀刻版画，近日在当地一名房东清理一间空置公寓时被发现并找回。画廊老板比尔·德林德说，警方上周致电他，请他查看一件已经被送交的艺术品。
德林德表示，他立刻认出这件装框作品是毕加索的《Torero》，这幅作品已知只有30件签名版。他说，作品背面仍保留着画廊的标签，因此可以确认这就是多年前从 DeLind Fine Art Appraisals 被盗的那一件。
密尔沃基房东蒂姆·德尔茨说，他是在清理一名被驱逐租客的公寓时发现这幅作品的。此后，一位古董商朋友认出它是一幅毕加索作品，并认为它就是失窃的那件，德尔茨随后将其交给警方。密尔沃基警方表示案件仍在调查中；德林德说，这件艺术品目前由警方保管，保险事宜正在处理。