This painting by Willem de Kooning has a dramatic history—in 1985 it was sliced from its frame, stolen from the @UAZMuseumofArt, and hidden away. For 32 years, the painting's whereabouts were unknown. It was discovered again in 2017. Since 2019 the painting has been in Getty's paintings conservation studio, where a team of conservators and scientists have been working to reunite the stolen painting with the edges of the sliced original canvas left behind by the thieves. Here's a peek at the painting in the conservation studio in honor of de Kooning's birthday. He was born #onthisday in 1904. . . . 🏷️: #getty #willemdekooning #dekooning #uazmuseumofart #conservation