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    Painting Stolen By The Nazis Is Returned To Poland

    The FBI got a tip from the Polish government and recovered the painting in a town near Philadelphia. Representatives from the U.S. and Polish governments unveiled it in Warsaw.
    by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams Nov 29, 2017 2 minutes
    There are at least four known original versions of Henryk Siemiradzki's painting <em>The Sword Dance</em>. A version done in 1881 had been set to go up for auction Tuesday at Sotheby's in London but was pulled.

    Updated at 5:45 p.m. ET

    A 19th century painting by Polish artist Robert Sliwinski that was stolen by the Nazis during World War II was returned to its home country and presented to the public on Wednesday.

    After a tip from Poland's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage,

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