Four paintings linked to one of the world’s most audacious financial frauds stood on easels at Malaysia’s anti-corruption headquarters on Wednesday: a Picasso, a Miro, a Balthus and an Ultrillo – all allegedly bought with money stolen from the Malaysian people.The unveiling of the works at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya marked the first public showing of artworks recovered from the multibillion-dollar Malaysia-development-berhad-1mdb-scandal" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="122859" data-entity-type="event">Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal since they were repatriated from New York last month.Traced through Sotheby’s auction house and flown back to Malaysia on April 14, the canvases arrived in wooden crates and were unpacked under controlled lighting and temperature conditions supervised by the National Art Gallery.
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Malaysia unveils recovered 1MDB masterpieces for the first time
Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has publicly displayed four paintings recovered as part of the 1MDB scandal for the first time. The artworks, including pieces by Picasso, Miro, Balthus, and Utrillo, were allegedly purchased with funds stolen from the Malaysian people.
Iman Muttaqin YusofSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-06 · 05:53 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has publicly displayed four paintings recovered as part of the 1MDB scandal for the first time. The artworks, including pieces by Picasso, Miro, Balthus, and Utrillo, were allegedly purchased with funds stolen from the Malaysian people. These masterpieces were repatriated from New York last month and arrived in Malaysia on April 14th. Their unveiling at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to recover assets linked to the multibillion-dollar financial fraud. The paintings were carefully unpacked and presented under controlled conditions by the National Art Gallery.
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The artworks arrived in Malaysia on April 14 and were unpacked under controlled conditions.
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The canvases were traced through Sotheby's auction house.
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The paintings were repatriated from New York to Malaysia last month.
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Four paintings (Picasso, Miro, Balthus, Ultrillo) linked to the 1MDB scandal were unveiled at Malaysia's anti-corruption headquarters.
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The artworks were allegedly bought with money stolen from the Malaysian people.
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Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal event · Context
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