Axel Ruger (C), Director of the Van Gogh museum poses next to two recently recovered stolen paintings by late Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh entitled "Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen" (L) and "The Beach At Scheveningen During A Storm" (R) in Naples on September 30, 2016. Two Van Gogh masterpieces stolen in Amsterdam 14 years ago have been recoved from the home of a notorious Italian drug boss near Naples, Italian and museum officials announced on September 30, 2016. The 1882 "Seascape at Scheveningen" and 1884/85 "Congregation leaving the Reformed Church at Nuenen" were "recovered during a massive, continuing investigation... conducted by a specialised Italian prosecutions team investigating organised crime," the Van Gogh Museum said in a statement. / AFP / MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Erano finiti nelle mani della camorra due quadri di Van Gogh scomparsi da 14 anni, rubati il 7 dicembre del 2002 dal Museo Van Gogh di Amsterdam.
Le opere (“La congregazione lascia la chiesa riformata di Noenen” del 1885 e la “Spiaggia di Scheveningen prima di una tempesta” del 1882), di valore inestimabile, sono state ritrovate dalla Guardia di Finanza di Napoli coordinata dalla locale Direzione distrettuale antimafia in un casolare a Castellammare di Stabia.
Il procuratore di Napoli Giovanni Colangelo ha dichiarato:
“Non è possibile fare una stima del valore di mercato dei quadri perché non esiste un mercato lecito, ma solo mercato nero. Il valore non è calcolabile se non in termini vaghi e approssimativi ma comunque si parla di cifre non inferiori ai 100 milioni di euro”
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