It also had been stolen in 1978 and returned under unknown circumstances , causing some to think that the piece was copied in the process , according to MENA . NEW : Painting has not yet been recovered ; earlier reports were unconfirmed . `` Poppy Flowers '' was stolen from a museum in Cairo early Saturday . The painting is valued at about $ 50,000, and the thieves are believed to have taken it during an overnight break on Friday night or early Saturday morning. The painting is estimated to be worth $ 50 million .
NEW : Painting has not yet been recovered ; earlier reports were unconfirmed . `` Poppy Flowers '' was stolen from a museum in Cairo early Saturday . The painting is valued at about $ 50,000, and the thieves are believed to have taken it during an overnight break on Friday night or early Saturday morning. The painting is estimated to be worth $ 50 million .