Stolen Van Gogh piece is returned in a bloody pillowcase inside an Ikea bag

“This is more like artnapping,” said Blühm, from the Groninger Museum. “Certainly with works of art by famous artists, like Van Gogh, it’s not that they want to steal it to sell it, or to hang it in their basement, it’s more like they want to have something to negotiate with.”Share

“I discussed it with the Dutch police, and it was obvious from the beginning that this person had nothing to do with the theft,” Brand said. “This was a guy who just wanted to hand it over, so we went along with it.”On Saturday, Brand was at a party when he received another text: “Arthur, I see you standing outside. I’m here and I want to meet you under the tree.”

Some two blocks away, the exchange was already taking place. Brand heard a doorbell ring and opened the door to find a smiling man carrying a battered Ikea bag. He apologized for the bits of blood that splashed across the pillowcase after he cut his hand.

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