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8/31 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/ts_nm/crime_art_scream_dc_3 Even thought I've seen this picture many times before, it still sends chill up my spine every time I look at it. \_ That article is pretty devoid of details. This article is a bit better: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5303200.stm?ls \_ british news sources >> US/wire news sources |
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| news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/ts_nm/crime_art_scream_dc_3 Reuters Norwegian police find Munch's "The Scream" Thu Aug 31, 11:51 AM ET OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police recovered "The Scream" and another stolen masterpiece by Edvard Munch on Thursday, two years after the works were seized from a museum by gunmen. "We are 100 percent certain they are the originals," police chief Iver Stensrud told a news conference. "The Scream" depicts a terrified figure under a blood-red sky. The other, "Madonna," shows a bare-breasted woman with long black hair. Two armed men broke into the Munch Museum in Oslo in August 2004 and yanked the two works from the walls in front of dozens of terrified tourists. The paintings, both from 1893, have been missing even though three men were convicted in May of taking part in the theft and were sentenced to up to eight years in jail. Two of them were ordered to pay $122 million in damages. An undated file photograph released by the Munch Museum in Oslo on August 23, 2004, shows the original version of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream. Norwegian police said on Thursday they had found two masterpieces by Edvard Munch on Thursday, two years after they were seized from a museum by gunmen. The other, 'Madonna', shows a bare-breasted woman with long black hair. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. |
| news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5303200.stm?ls Printable version Stolen Munch paintings found safe The Scream Munch painted a number of versions of The Scream Two masterpieces by artist Edvard Munch have been recovered two years after they were stolen from an Oslo museum. The Scream and Madonna were found in a police operation. They had been missing since two armed men ripped them from the wall and threatened staff at the Munch Museum in the Norwegian capital in August 2004. Three men were found guilty of charges relating to the theft in May "We felt it was a victory today when the pictures turned up," police chief Iver Stensrud told a press conference in Oslo. "For two years and nine days we have been hunting systematically for these pictures and now we've found them." Mr Stensrud added that police believed the paintings had remained in Norway since they were stolen. "We feel we have been hot on the trail of the paintings the whole time, but it has taken time," he said. Two men were pictured running from the museum with the paintings Two men were pictured running from the museum with the paintings The Scream, painted in 1893, is one of the world's most recognisable paintings. The artworks will now be examined by experts to establish what effect their two-year disappearance has had on their condition. Mr Stensrud said no reward had been paid but would not give details of how the paintings were recovered. Police said no new arrests had been made and the two gunmen remain at large. In May, Bjoern Hoen, 37, was sentenced to seven years for planning the robbery, Petter Tharaldsen, 37, got eight years for driving the getaway car and Petter Rosenvinge, 34, received four years for supplying the vehicle. Mr Stensrud said those convicted had not contributed to the recovery of the paintings. |