Laura Rivers

associate paintings conservator at the Getty Center

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“Woman-Ochre,” a long-lost masterpiece by Willem de Kooning, is now on view at the Getty Center. The painting’s theft and recovery is like a heist movie plot.

Stolen, now restored: Willem de Kooning’s ‘Woman-Ochre’ masterpiece

“Woman-Ochre,” a long-lost masterpiece by Willem de Kooning, is now on view at the Getty Center. The painting’s theft and recovery is like a heist movie plot.

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