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Tuesday, 08 July 2014 11:31

Stolen Matisse Painting has been Returned to Venezuela

 The original painting by Henri Matisse titled, 'Odalisque in Red Pants' (left), shown next to a fake version that was on display in Venezuela. The original painting by Henri Matisse titled, 'Odalisque in Red Pants' (left), shown next to a fake version that was on display in Venezuela. AP

A painting by Henri Matisse that was stolen more than a decade ago in Caracas and later recovered in an FBI sting was turned over Monday to Venezuelan authorities.

The "Odalisque in Red Pants" disappeared from the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas after being replaced with a fake sometime between 1999 and 2002.

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