Picasso etching Torero stolen from Milwaukee art gallery found in vacant apartment
New York Post • • entertainment
Key Points:
- A rare Picasso print titled "Torero," stolen from Bill DeLind's Milwaukee gallery in 2018, was recently recovered after being found by a local landlord cleaning out a vacant apartment.
- The print, one of only 30 signed by Picasso, was identified by DeLind due to the gallery's original appraisal sticker still on the back of the frame.
- The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating the case, although the statute of limitations for theft is generally six years; the artwork is currently held by police.
- Originally valued between $35,000 and $50,000, the print's worth may now be closer to $50,000 given its recovery and story.
- DeLind's late former business partner had been deeply affected by the theft and regularly urged police to publicize the case, and would have been thrilled by the artwork’s return.
