The Singer Laren Museum, where the work of art "Spring Garden" by Vincent Van Gogh was stolen, is seen closed to the public because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Laren, Netherlands March 30, 2020.
REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was stolen from a small Dutch museum in 2020 during a COVID-19 lockdown has been recovered, the institution which owns the artwork, said on Tuesday.
The painting, which dates from 1884, was stolen from the Museum Singer Laren, east of Amsterdam, where it was on loan for an exhibition.
At the time, Dutch police released security footage showing the moment thieves broke into Singer Laren Museum on March 30, smashing glass doors, to steal the painting.
"The painting has suffered but - at first sight - it is in good shape," the Groninger Museum said, adding it was now at theAmsterdam Van Gogh Museum and it would take weeks or months before it would be returned.
Persons:
Vincent Van Gogh, Van De, Museum Singer Laren, Van Gogh's, Arthur Brand, Benoit Van Overstraeten, Alexandra Hudson
Organizations:
Laren Museum, REUTERS, Rights, Groninger, Museum Singer, Singer Laren Museum, Amsterdam Van Gogh, Police, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson
Locations:
Laren , Netherlands, Amsterdam, Nuenen, Amsterdam Van, Dutch