08-12-2025 19:57 via artnews.com

Brazilian Police Identify Suspect in Theft of Matisse Prints from São Paulo Library

In a daylight robbery on Sunday, two armed thieves stole eight prints by Henri Matisse and at least five engravings by Brazilian modernist painter Cândido Portinari from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo. The works were part of “From Book to Museum,” an exhibition that closed on Sunday and that was presented in collaboration with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition, which focused on art linked to books, included examples of artworks a
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