They are two paintings by two major Dutch artists, Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals, and both were taken last year, within months of each other, leaving gaping holes on the walls of two small museums in the Netherlands. “For months, intensive research was conducted into the robbery of both paintings,” the police in the central Netherlands region said in a news release. “This has led to the arrest of a 58-year-old male suspect from Baarn. He was arrested in his home this morning. The man is suspected of stealing the paintings.”

Source: New York Times April 06, 2021 15:11 UTC