Stolen Strindberg painting is found
Police have recovered a painting by Swedish writer and painter August Strindberg that was stolen from a Stockholm museum two years ago and have arrested two suspects, authorities said Friday.
Police found the 19th century painting “Svartsjukans Natt,” or “Jealousy’s Night,” during a raid of a home in a Stockholm suburb late Thursday, police spokesman Lars Alm said.
The painting was stolen from Stockholm’s Strindberg Museum in a daylight heist in February 2006, when three thieves removed it from the wall while distracting museum staff.
The dark abstract rendering of a stormy sea at night has an estimated auction value of more than $1.5 million.
The painting appeared to be in good condition, Strindberg Museum chief Stefan Bohman said, adding that police would return it to the museum after completing their investigation.
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