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Egypt to Try 11 People in Van Gogh Painting Theft

Egypt’s public prosecutor said 11 people will be tried in connection with the theft of a $55 million Vincent Van Gogh painting in a Cairo museum, the state- run Middle East News Agency reported.

Van Gogh's 'Bedroom' restored

AMSTERDAM -- Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture.He pressed newspaper to the canvas to protect it from further deterioration.Ella Hendriks could still see traces of newsprint when she looked at "The Bedroom" under a microscope, as she picked and scraped at ...

Egyptian officials sent to court in Van Gogh theft

CAIRO, Sept 6 – Egypt’s general prosecutor said today he had referred 11 officials from the Culture Ministry to a Cairo court to be charged with negligence that led to the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated US$55 million (RM171.38 million). The painting, known in Egypt as “Poppy Flower” and listed on art websites as Vase with ...

Egyptian officials to be tried in Van Gogh theft

Egypt's general prosecutor said on Monday he had referred 11 officials from the Culture Ministry to a Cairo court to be charged with negligence that led to the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million.

An aesthetic desert

The disappearance of the Van Gogh painting -- often referred to erroneously as Poppy Flower -- from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum is not the first theft of its kind. Two years ago, in September 2008, two paintings by Hamed Nada were stolen from the Cairo Opera House, although they were later restored.