`` Madonna and Child '' was listed for auction in January by Sotheby 's . In 1977 , according to the complaint , the painting , which at the time was jointly owned by a man and a woman , was deposited in a safe deposit box in Geneva , Switzerland . The painting is one of the most famous works from a collection that includes paintings by Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, Degas and Picasso. It was reported missing nearly 30 years ago , after a co-owner moved it . An Interpol investigation began in 1991 , but painting remained missing until this year .
`` Madonna and Child '' was listed for auction in January by Sotheby 's . The painting is one of the most famous works from a collection that includes paintings by Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, Degas and Picasso. It was reported missing nearly 30 years ago , after a co-owner moved it . An Interpol investigation began in 1991 , but painting remained missing until this year .