Picasso etching stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord in vacant apartment
- The Picasso print, titled 'Torero', was stolen from Bill DeLind's gallery in Milwaukee in 2018.
- A local landlord found the print while cleaning out a vacant apartment.
- The print still had a sticker from DeLind's gallery on the back, confirming its ownership.
- The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating the case, although the statute of limitations for theft is generally six years.
- The artwork is currently in the possession of the Milwaukee police while DeLind works with his insurance company.
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. The sticker from his DeLind Fine Art Appraisals was still on the back of the framed print, just as it had been placed there in 2018.
Milwaukee landlord Tim Dertz found the print while cleaning out an apartment of someone who had been evicted. He showed it to an antique dealer friend who recognized it as a Picasso and said it appeared to be the one DeLind reported stolen in 2018.
The Milwaukee Police Department said the case remains under investigation. The artwork remains in possession of Milwaukee police while DeLind works it out with his insurance company.
2018年从密尔沃基艺术画廊被盗的毕加索版画在空置公寓被房东找到
比尔·德林德认为2018年从他的密尔沃基画廊被盗的毕加索版画永远消失了。但上周警方打电话给他，让他查看一件当地房东在清理空置公寓时发现的艺术品。
德林德立即认出这幅被盗的《斗牛士》版画，它是已知的30幅毕加索签名作品之一。画框背面的德林德艺术评估公司的标签仍然贴在那里，就像2018年时一样。
密尔沃基房东蒂姆·德尔茨在清理一位被驱逐的住户的公寓时发现了这幅版画。他向一位古董商朋友展示了这幅画，朋友认出这是毕加索，并表示它似乎是德林德在2018年报告被盗的那幅。
密尔沃基警察局表示，此案仍在调查中。这幅艺术品目前由密尔沃基警方保管，德林德正在与他的保险公司协商。