Stolen Matisse Odalisque Seized In Miami Hotel Sting

Odalisque in Red Pants was reported missing from the Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas in 2002; thieves had put a forgery in the frame and taken the original. “On Tuesday, F.B.I. agents in Miami arrested two people in a sting operation and accused them of trying to sell the long-lost painting, said to be worth $3 million.”