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Famous Churchill portrait stolen from Canadian hotel found in Italy after two-year international investigation

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The "Roaring Lion" portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, taken by Yousuf Karsh in 1941, has been the subject of a theft investigation. The original print was displayed at the Fairmont Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa, Canada, since 1998. However, a maintenance worker noticed discrepancies in the frame in 2022, leading to an investigation. It was discovered that the portrait had been stolen and sold at an auction in London, with a forgery delaying the discovery of the theft. The portrait was eventually located in Italy, where it was purchased by Italian lawyer Nicola Cassinelli.

  1. IT
    Nicola Cassinelli
    1. I received a phone call from the auction house telling me not to sell or transfer the artwork.
    2. I have a story to tell all my life.
    3. That is a copy, but the original was once there, and that is incredible.
    4. I thought I was bidding for one of the several copies.
    5. A few months later, I discovered that I bought not a simple copy, but that copy.

sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.El Paìs
  3. 3.The New York Times
  4. 4.CTV News
  5. 5.CBC News
  6. 6.El Pais
  7. 7.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Crimes
  2. 2.History
  3. 3.Art Market
  4. 4.Stolen Art

countries

  1. 1.ArmeniaAM
  2. 2.CanadaCA
  3. 3.United KingdomGB
  4. 4.ItalyIT

organizations

  1. 1.Fairmont Château Laurier
  2. 2.Canadian Embassy
  3. 3.Life Magazine
  4. 4.Ottawa PoliceCA

persons

  1. 1.Winston Churchill
  2. 2.Yousuf Karsh
  3. 3.Ernest Hemingway
  4. 4.Ian Austen
  5. 5.Jeffrey Iain James Wood
  6. 6.Mohammed Ali
  7. 7.Nicola CassinelliIT
  8. 8.Pablo Picasso
  9. 9.Queen Elizabeth IIGB

technicals

  1. 1.Roaring Lion
  2. 2.Mona Lisa
  3. 3.Nazism