Overview
- Spain’s National Police say the canvas recovered in Madrid on Thursday matches the 1919 oil Still Life with Guitar reported missing on October 3.
- Investigators report preliminary evidence suggesting the painting may never have been loaded onto the van bound for Granada.
- Experts from the Historic Heritage Unit are verifying the work and analyzing surveillance from the Madrid warehouse, the Granada museum and an overnight stop in Deifontes.
- Foundation staff in Granada observed misnumbered packages during unloading, indicating possible chain-of-custody failures.
- The Caja-Granada Foundation hopes to display the roughly €600,000-insured piece, while a local report says it may not have left the owner’s home, a claim under review.