New York (CNN) -- A Salvador Dali painting stolen from a Manhattan art gallery last week has been returned to the United States, New York police said.
The 1949 painting "Cartel de Don Juan Tenorio" was taken June 19 from the Venus Over Manhattan gallery by a man posing as a potential customer, according to a police statement. It is valued at $150,000.
On Friday, New York police picked up the painting at customs and returned the artwork to the gallery, Lt. John Grimpel said.
"The gallery believes it to be the original painting," Grimpel said. He added that the piece appeared to be in good shape, though it was returned without its frame.
Adam Lindemann, owner of the artwork, confirmed receipt of the painting from overseas.
"We've received the work, sent to us from Greece," Lindemann said. "We have not had our conservators examine it yet."
Police do not have any suspects in the case, Grimpel said.
The thief is believed to have removed the painting from its mount before placing it in a shopping bag and leaving.
Surveillance video shows a thin, balding man walking out of the gallery with the bag in hand.
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CNN's Alina Cho contributed to this report.
Source: www.cnn.com
Police find stolen Dali painting at JFK Airport - FOX News
NEW YORK – The New York Police Department has cracked the case of the stolen Salvador Dali painting after it was mysteriously mailed back to New York from Europe, the New York Post has learned.
The small, $150,000 watercolor-and-ink original work arrived in pristine condition inside a box at JFK Airport Thursday morning, law enforcement sources said.
"It seems to be in exceptional condition," said one source. "It was addressed to the gallery and it had a return address, but it appears to be bogus and the name is illegible."
On Monday afternoon, somebody sent an email to Venus Over Manhattan gallery on the Upper East side, where the small 1949 "Cartel de Don Juan Tenirio" was stolen, the sources said.
The email read, "Cartel on its way back to you already," and provided a tracking number.
The gallery notified NYPD detectives, who told the postal inspector to be on the lookout for it.
Postal inspectors received an alert that the painting had arrived at JFK and was being stored in a warehouse.
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