Overview
- The 1919 work, Naturaleza muerta con guitarra, a small painting owned by a private collector and valued at about €600,000, was confirmed authentic and undamaged.
- Organizers discovered the absence on October 6 while unpacking for the Bodegón | La eternidad de lo inerte exhibition and filed a complaint on October 10, triggering an international stolen-art alert.
- The shipment was traced to a building in Madrid’s Chamartín district where a porter, Dolores, had stored an unlabelled package she believed was a mirror.
- Dolores and her husband were questioned during the probe, but investigators concluded there was no theft after the Policía Científica’s checks, and the transport company accepted responsibility.
- The painting is scheduled to be shown in Granada starting Wednesday at the Centro Cultural CajaGranada, with the exhibition running through January 11.