Greece recovers Picasso painting stolen in 2012: police

‘Head of a Woman’, gifted by Pablo Picasso to Greece in 1949, was recovered in the rural area of Keratea, some 45 km southeast of Athens.

Police in Greece have recovered a Picasso painting stolen in 2012 from the National Gallery, and arrested a suspect in the theft, authorities said late June 28. ‘Head of a Woman’, gifted by Pablo Picasso to Greece in 1949, was recovered in the rural area of Keratea, some 45 km southeast of Athens, state agency ANA said. Another stolen painting, Piet Montrian’s ‘Stammer Windmill’, was also found, the agency said.