MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee art gallery owner Bill DeLind never thought he would see the Pablo Picasso etching print stolen from his shop in 2018 ever again.
Until the police called last week and asked if he could come take a look at a piece of art a Milwaukee landlord had found while cleaning out a vacant apartment.
DeLind immediately recognized the stolen “Torero” print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso.
“I was overwhelmed,” DeLind said Friday. “I was at a loss for words. It was an overwhelming moment for me.”
The sticker from his DeLind Fine Art Appraisals was still on the back of the framed print, just has it had been placed there in 2018.
