French customs stumbled upon a stolen $1 million painting in an unlikely place

The 1877 monotype “Les Choristes” (The Chorus Singers) by Edgar Degas is distinctive for at least two reasons. First, the French impressionist depicted dancers so often that this work is the only operatic scene he painted that omits them. Second, it was stolen in a mysterious December 2009 heist after thieves unscrewed it from the wall one […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/02/24/french-customs-stumbled-upon-a-stolen-1-million-painting-in-an-unlikely-place/