The FBI reported that the picture of Mark Chagall, kidnapped in 1988 in New York, finally returned to the owners.
The painting "Othello" and "Desdemona", written in 1911, was stolen from the apartment of Ernest and Rose Gellerov with more than a dozen other works of art and jewelry.
Chagall's image depicts the Shakespearean Othello, who holds the sword and looks at his Dessemont bride.
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He advised the seller to contact the law enforcement authorities to verify ownership.
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A man from Maryland, who wanted to sell a picture, kept her for many years in her attic in a special frame with doors and plywood.
According to the FBI, in the late 1980s or early 1990s, a person received a picture from another person suspected of kidnapping at the Heller family's apartment.
According to the FBI, the Heller family has a collection of works by Chagall, Picasso and Renoir.
Ernest and Rose Geller did not wait for the return of the picture; they died many years ago. However, the work of art will return to their heirs.
"A well-known work of art is very difficult to transfer into other hands if it was stolen," said Tim Carpenter, a senior FBI specialist in the case.
According to him, attempts to sell works of art without corresponding documentation should be reported to law enforcement officers.
After the expiration of the crime, neither a man who tried to sell the picture nor a suspect in her kidnapping would be held accountable.