Rare signed Picasso print stolen from gallery turns up in vacant apartment years later
Pablo Picasso's signed "Torero" etching, appraised at up to $50,000, resurfaced after a Milwaukee landlord spotted it hanging in an evicted apartment.
TL;DR
- A signed Pablo Picasso etching, "Torero" (1949), was recovered by Milwaukee police.
- The artwork was stolen from a Milwaukee art gallery on February 16, 2018.
- A Milwaukee landlord found the print while cleaning out an apartment after an eviction.
- An authenticator confirmed the print was the one stolen from Bill DeLind’s gallery.
- The etching was appraised at between $35,000 and $50,000 when stolen, and its value may now be closer to $50,000.
- The artwork remains in police custody pending insurance matters.