‘Indiana Jones of art world’ recovers stolen Van Gogh painting

Dutch art detective traces lost artwork seized from Amsterdam museum during Covid lockdown

A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said.

Arthur Brand took possession of the missing painting, the Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring, painted in 1884 and worth 3m-6m (2.6m-5.2m), at his Amsterdam home on Monday, stuffed in a blue Ikea bag.