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Five stolen paintings worth about £250,000 have been found by a pensioner in the loft of his Dunbartonshire flat. | Five stolen paintings worth about £250,000 have been found by a pensioner in the loft of his Dunbartonshire flat. |
The three paintings, by Robert Gemmell Hutchison and two by Sir James Guthrie, were stolen from a house in Cairndhu Gardens, Helensburgh, in April 2002. | The three paintings, by Robert Gemmell Hutchison and two by Sir James Guthrie, were stolen from a house in Cairndhu Gardens, Helensburgh, in April 2002. |
At the time of the thefts the paintings were valued at £246,000. | At the time of the thefts the paintings were valued at £246,000. |
Strathclyde Police are trying to establish how the artwork came to be in the loft in Helensburgh, and have appealed for information. | Strathclyde Police are trying to establish how the artwork came to be in the loft in Helensburgh, and have appealed for information. |
The paintings are The Pink Pinafore, Feeding the Seagulls and Cottarita by Robert Gemmell Hutchison and Luss Road and Candlelight by Sir James Guthrie. | |
I would ask people to cast their minds back in the hope that they remember seeing something which at the time may have seemed a little suspicious Det Sgt Martin PennyStrathclyde Police | |
The paintings were found by a 67-year-old man who lives in the property and were recovered by police on Thursday. | The paintings were found by a 67-year-old man who lives in the property and were recovered by police on Thursday. |
Det Sgt Martin Penny from Dumbarton CID said, "The investigation is at an early stage but it's important we establish how the paintings got into the loft. | Det Sgt Martin Penny from Dumbarton CID said, "The investigation is at an early stage but it's important we establish how the paintings got into the loft. |
"A number of years have passed since the original theft in 2002 but I would ask people to cast their minds back in the hope that they remember seeing something which at the time may have seemed a little suspicious." | "A number of years have passed since the original theft in 2002 but I would ask people to cast their minds back in the hope that they remember seeing something which at the time may have seemed a little suspicious." |
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Robert Gemmell Hutchison, who was from Edinburgh and died in 1936, did his most important work in the late 19th century and specialised in painting children and Scottish landscapes. | |
One of his paintings, The Village Carnival, sold at auction for £110,000 in 2006. | |
Sir James Guthrie, who died in 1930, was one of the Glasgow Boys, a collection of influential artists and designers educated in the city who did most of their work around the turn of the last century. | |
A president of the Royal Scottish Academy, the Greenock-born artist's work features in several important collections including those of the Tate Modern and the National Galleries of Scotland. | |
Det Sgt penny urged anyone with information to call Strathclyde Police on 01389 822 059 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 . |
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