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Goya Recovered


Police in Columbia  Colombia have recovered this engraving by Goya, Sad Premonitions. The work was stolen in September from a gallery in Bogota. There aren’t many details, but the work was found in a hotel room, after a ‘tip-off’.

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Author Derek FinchamPosted on October 14, 2008Categories UncategorizedTags Art Theft, Columbia, Goya, recovery2 Comments on Goya Recovered

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