Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil - BBC News

A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.

Image source, Secretariat of Public Security of the State of São PauloImage caption, The Henri Matisse illustrations were estimated to be worth a combined $200,000 (£148,000)

Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse that were stolen from a library in São Paulo have been recovered by police in Brazil.

The works, which have a combined estimated worth of about $200,000 (£148,000), were found on Thursday at a home in the town of São Bernardo do Campo, a suburb to the south of the city. A 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

During the heist at Biblioteca Mário de Andrade on 7 December last year, two thieves overpowered a security guard and an elderly couple who had been visiting the library, before making off with the artworks through the main entrance on foot.

Three other people were previously arrested in relation to the case.