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Stolen paintings found in Zurich Stolen paintings found in Zurich
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Two paintings stolen in one of the world's largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car, Swiss police have confirmed.Two paintings stolen in one of the world's largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car, Swiss police have confirmed.
The pictures, by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, were among four paintings worth $160m (£82m) that were stolen from Zurich's Emil Buehrle Collection.The pictures, by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, were among four paintings worth $160m (£82m) that were stolen from Zurich's Emil Buehrle Collection.
Police closed the area around the Psychiatric University Clinic on Monday after a suspicious car was found. They were discovered in a white sedan in a car park outside a psychiatric hospital in the city, police said.
The paintings were taken from the gallery in an armed robbery last week. Three masked, armed men took the artworks from the gallery last week.
'Good condition''Good condition'
The two recovered paintings are Monet's Poppies near Vetheuil (1879) and van Gogh's Van Gogh's Chestnut in Bloom. The two recovered paintings are Monet's Poppies near Vetheuil (1879) and van Gogh's Van Gogh's Chestnut in Bloom (1890).
They were in good condition and still under the glass behind which they were displayed in the museum, Zurich police's Philipp Hotzenkoecherle said. They were in good condition and still under the glass behind which they were displayed in the museum, Zurich police commandant Philipp Hotzenkoecherle said.
The two other stolen paintings, Degas's Count Lepic and his Daughters (1871) and Cezanne's Boy in a Red Jacket (1888), were still missing, he added. The two other stolen paintings, Degas's Count Lepic and his Daughters (1871) and Cezanne's Boy in a Red Jacket (1888), are still missing.
The impressionist artworks, which were found in an abandoned white car in the hospital car park, were identified by museum director Lukas Gloor after a thorough inspection. Police closed the area around the Psychiatric University Clinic on Monday after a suspicious car was found.
The impressionist artworks were identified by museum director Lukas Gloor after a thorough inspection.