Dutch man arrested in theft of van Gogh, Hals paintings
By (0) Spring Garden by Vincent van Gogh was stolen from the Singer Laren museum on March 30, 2020. File Photo by Marten de Leeuw/EPA-EFE/HANDOUT
The painting Two smiling boys (1626-1627) by Frans Hals was stolen from the Hofje Van Aerden in Leerdam, The Netherlands, on August 27. File Photo by Robin van Lonkhujsen/EPA-EFE
April 6 (UPI) Dutch police announced Tuesday that they arrested a man suspected of stealing two paintings one by Vincent van Gogh and the other by Frans Hals.
Neither painting, stolen in separate museum heists on separate dates, has been recovered.