Stolen Matisse painting to be returned to Caracas

Published February 8, 2013 5:00am ET



CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A painting by Henri Matisse stolen more than a decade ago from a museum in Venezuela will soon be returned to the country, officials said Friday.

The painting, “Odalisque in Red Pants,” is to be returned from the United States within three to five weeks, said Raul Grioni, president of Venezuela’s Cultural Patrimony Institute.

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