3 portraits , two by reynolds , the other by gainsborough , for 1990 among the most looked - after painting in the artworks loss register database , were recovered this week when they were placed into sotheby ' s for study . also a lithograph by german artist vart ayd , stolen from an oslo artwork gallery in april , has been recovered , the stories said today .
These two portraits and a lithography by Edvard Munch were recovered using the Art Loss Register database.