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Stolen Nazi art exhibition in Paris

A woman passes paintings by Edgar Degas (L) and Edouard Manet at the opening of an exhibition in Paris on June 25, 2008. The exhibition, taking place at the Jewish Art and History Museum, features precious art pieces that were stolen from Jewish homes during the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. (UPI Photo/David Silpa)

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Stolen masterpieces found in unlocked car

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Two of four Impressionist masterpieces stolen from a museum in an audacious heist in Zurich, Switzerland, have been found in good condition in an unlocked car.

Works valued at $91M stolen from museum

ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Works by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, valued at $91 million, were stolen from a Swiss gallery, police said.

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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Art Museum has paid about $10 million for a late 19th Century oil painting by Edgar Degas.

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