Stolen Picasso masterpiece 'La Coiffeuse' returned to Paris museum

A masterpiece of Cubism art by artist Pablo Picasso that was stolen more than a decade ago was returned to the Pompidou Centre on Thursday after custom officials intercepted it in 2014 at a US airport.

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Published : 25 Sept 2015, 08:38 PM
Updated : 25 Sept 2015, 08:49 PM

"La Coiffeuse" was reported stolen in 2001 when staff at the Pompidou Centre responded to a loan request and noticed it was missing its archives.
 
Following a lead, customs agents found the $15 million oil painting in a FedEx shipment from Belgium to Newark, New Jersey.
 
The shipping label described the contents as a handicraft worth 30 euros ($37).
 
The president of the museum said the painting will be displayed after three months of restoration at a secret Paris location.