Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter Oleksii Sukhanov captures the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski with his smartphone during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

NAMU director general Yuliia Lytvynets delivers a speech during the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

A woman takes a picture of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

NAMU director general Yuliia Lytvynets delivers a speech during the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

The Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski is displayed during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Oleksandrov attends the presentation of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

Painting stolen during WWII returns to National Art Museum in Kyiv

A man takes a picture of the Female Portrait (1898) by Polish and Ukrainian painter Wladyslaw Galimski during the presentation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. The painting that was deemed lost after it had been illegally taken away from NAMU by the Nazis during World War II was discovered at an auction in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2018. Ukraines Foreign Intelligence Service and museum workers managed to return the canvas. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)