Dutch 'Indiana Jones' art sleuth recovers stolen Van Gogh

An handout picture released by Dutch art detective Arthur Brand shows a portrait of him posing with the painting title 'Parsonage Garden At Nuenen In Spring', painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1884, at his home in Amsterdam on Sept 11. Photo: AFP

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 on Tuesday.

Arthur Brand took possession of the missing painting, the 1884 Parsonage Garden At Nuenen In Spring, worth between three and six million euros (RM15mil and RM30mil), at his Amsterdam home on Monday, stuffed in a blue IKEA bag.