Belgian police have found two stolen artworks, one by Pablo Picasso and the other by Marc Chagall, in the basement of a residence in Antwerp, ending a 14-year mystery. The paintings,

Picasso's cubist piece "Tête" and Chagall's "L'homme en prière" depicting a praying man, are collectively valued at $900,000. They were stolen in 2010 from the Herzikovich family's art collection in Tel Aviv, along with $680,000 worth of jewelry that remains unrecovered.

The breakthrough came in late 2022 when authorities received a tip that an art dealer in Namur was selling the stolen works. After months of tracking the 68-year-old Israeli luxury watch dealer, police raided his home last week. Although a significant amount of money was found, the paintings were not located. The suspect admitted to having the artworks but refused to disclose their location.

Further investigations led the police to Antwerp, where they searched a building formerly linked to stolen art. In the basement, sealed wooden boxes revealed the missing paintings, both still in their original frames. The suspect was arrested and charged with the possession of the stolen artworks. Photo by User:Manfreeed, Wikimedia commons.