Stolen Picasso, Chagall Paintings Recovered After 14 Years

The artworks, valued at $900,000, were found undamaged in an Antwerp basement; the suspect, an Israeli luxury watch dealer, has been arrested.

Stolen paintings by Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall, valued at $900,000, have been discovered in an Antwerp basement, 14 years after they were stolen from a Tel Aviv villa.
The paintings were owned by the Herzikovich family and were stolen in 2010 along with $680,000 worth of jewelry, which remains missing.
Belgian authorities received a tip in 2022 that an art dealer in Namur was trying to sell the paintings, leading to a year-long investigation.
The suspect, a 68-year-old Israeli luxury watch dealer known as 'Daniel Z', was arrested after the paintings were found in his possession.
The paintings were found undamaged and in their original frames.