Picasso etching stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord in vacant apartment
- Bill DeLind, an art dealer, thought the Picasso print stolen in 2018 was lost forever until he was contacted by police last week.
- The print, titled 'Torero,' was found by a landlord named Tim Dertz while cleaning out a vacant apartment.
- Dertz recognized the print as a Picasso after showing it to an antique dealer friend.
- The print still had DeLind's sticker on the back, confirming its ownership.
- The Milwaukee Police Department stated that the case remains under investigation despite the statute of limitations for theft being six years.
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 the Picasso that DeLind reported stolen in 2018. Dertz handed it over to police, who then contacted DeLind.
The Milwaukee Police Department stated in an email that the statute of limitations for theft and property crimes is generally six years but the case remains under investigation. The artwork is currently in possession of Milwaukee police while DeLind works 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发现
比尔·德林德以为2018年从他位于密尔沃基的画廊被盗的毕加索版画永远丢失。但上周警方打电话给他，询问他是否能查看一件当地房东在清理空置公寓时发现的艺术品。
德林德立即认出了被盗的《斗牛士》版画，这是一幅由毕加索签名的30幅已知作品之一。画框背面的标签仍然是德林德的，正如2018年时贴上的那样。
密尔沃基房东蒂姆·德兹在清理一间被驱逐者的公寓时发现了这幅画。他向一位古董商朋友展示后，朋友认出了这幅画是德林德在2018年报告被盗的毕加索。德兹将画交给了警方，警方随后联系了德林德。
密尔沃基警察局在一封电子邮件中表示，盗窃和财产犯罪的诉讼时效通常为六年，但案件仍在调查中。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合作。