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Recovered
THEFT OF MUNCH’S THE SCREAM
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Munch, The Scream
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DESCRIPTION
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On August 30, 2006, two years after the theft, Norwegian police announced the recovery of The Scream and The Madonna by Edvard Munch. The paintings were stolen in August 2004 by two masked thieves during a daylight raid of the Munch Museum in Norway. The thieves threatened museum staff with guns before removing the paintings and escaping in a black vehicle. |
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