to have been looted by the
nazis.
they say they've discovered a
previously unknown painting by
shagal.
the prosecutors put photos of
the collection on display.
they say they've recovered more
than 12 1,400 pieces including
works by pablo picasso.
the shegal is part of a series
painted in the mid 1920s.
>> of course it is of a very
high value for art historians.
and all these paintings and
prints are in a very good
condition.
>> tax authorities stumbled on
the collection in february of
last year.
they found the paintings in a
man's apartment in munich.
he's 79 years old.
the works are believed to have
been collected by the man's
father who was an art dealer
with ties to the nazi party.
a german magazine reported
earlier this week the collection