The first artwork was found in Romania, with police 'optimistic' the other two will be tracked down due to DNA found on the recovered painting.
An ''irreplaceable' 17th Century artwork stolen from an Oxford University Gallery has been found in Romania - but police say they're still hunting for two more paintings taken in the heist. In March 2020 at least three thieves broke into the Christ Church Picture Gallery, taking three 16th and 17th Century paintings off the walls. They used a ladder to escape with the artwork through the roof. The haul was collectively worth around £10m.
DCI Mather told Sky News he is 'most optimistic about DNA we've got from the painting'. Christopher Marinello, founder of Art Recovery International, told Sky News it is common for stolen works like this to end up in Eastern Europe. 'When these artworks are stolen, the thieves try to sell them as quickly as possible and move them out of the jurisdiction where they were stolen from,' he said. 'So we see gangs and fences operating in Eastern Europe.
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