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(9 Jul 2014) STOLEN HENRI MATISSE PAINTING RECOVERED
A stolen Henri Matisse painting recovered by the Venezuelan authorities was unveiled at National Gallery in Caracas on Tuesday (8JULY).
Venezuela's Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz sought US cooperation in the investigation of the theft of the painting more than a decade ago from the Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas.
"The Odalisque in Red Pants" depicts a topless woman sitting in front of a wall.
Ortega Diaz said her office has asked US authorities for permission to interview the two people convicted last year for trying to sell the stolen painting.
Initially, Venezuelan officials announced that the artwork, which was returned to Venezuela on Monday, would be kept in its closed case for 72 hours for acclimatization.
Officials said a piece of national heritage has been restored without injury.
Venezuelan authorities say the 1925 painting, valued at three (m) million US dollars, was stolen from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas in 2000.
It was found in July 2012 when a couple tried to sell it to undercover FBI agents for 740-thousand US dollars at a hotel in Miami Beach.

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