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Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered

Updated 6:51 PM EST, Fri December 19, 2014
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"Blue Bottle" by Hans Hofmann, 1947, signed and dated lower right corner, 49 3/4" x 62 1/8" unframed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"Blue Bottle" by Hans Hofmann, 1947, signed and dated lower right corner, 49 3/4" x 62 1/8" unframed.
From LAPD
"La Femme en Rouge" by Chaim Soutine, circa 1926, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 29 7/8" x 21 3/4" unframed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"La Femme en Rouge" by Chaim Soutine, circa 1926, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 29 7/8" x 21 3/4" unframed.
From LAPD
"Figur mit Hund" by Emil Nolde, circa 1912, signed lower right corner, oil on canvas, 31 5/8" x 27 9/16" unframed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"Figur mit Hund" by Emil Nolde, circa 1912, signed lower right corner, oil on canvas, 31 5/8" x 27 9/16" unframed.
From LAPD
"La Vielle Dame au Chien" by Chaim Soutine, circa 1919, no signature noted, oil on canvas, 36 1/4" x 25 5/8" unframed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"La Vielle Dame au Chien" by Chaim Soutine, circa 1919, no signature noted, oil on canvas, 36 1/4" x 25 5/8" unframed.
From LAPD
"Le Paysans" by Marc Chagall, circa 1976, signed lower right, watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper, 24" x 18 1/2" framed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"Le Paysans" by Marc Chagall, circa 1976, signed lower right, watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper, 24" x 18 1/2" framed.
From LAPD
"Fin de Seance" by Lyonel Feininger, circa 1910, signed and dated upper left corner, oil on canvas, 37 3/8" x 33 3/4" framed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"Fin de Seance" by Lyonel Feininger, circa 1910, signed and dated upper left corner, oil on canvas, 37 3/8" x 33 3/4" framed.
From LAPD
"Portrait of Alicia Alanova" by Keis Van Dongen, circa 1933, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 25 5/8" x 21 1/2" unframed, but with the original inner liner still secured to the stretcher.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"Portrait of Alicia Alanova" by Keis Van Dongen, circa 1933, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 25 5/8" x 21 1/2" unframed, but with the original inner liner still secured to the stretcher.
From LAPD
"Cubist Still Life" by Arshile Gorky, circa 1928-1929, unsigned, oil on canvas, 22 1/8" x 15 1/8" framed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"Cubist Still Life" by Arshile Gorky, circa 1928-1929, unsigned, oil on canvas, 22 1/8" x 15 1/8" framed.
From LAPD
"Mexican Peasant" by Diego Rivera, circa 1938, signed and dated lower left, water-based media on paper, 14 7/8" x 10 3/8" framed.
Stolen paintings worth $12M recovered —
"Mexican Peasant" by Diego Rivera, circa 1938, signed and dated lower left, water-based media on paper, 14 7/8" x 10 3/8" framed.
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