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This undated photo provided by the United States Department of Justice, shows a cubist painting entitled “The Hairdresser” by Pablo Picasso. Authorities say the painting worth millions of dollars was stolen in France and smuggled into the U.S. by someone who falsely labeled it as an "art craft" worth about 7 when it was shipped. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch filed a civil forfeiture complaint Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, over the painting. (AP Photo/U.S Department of Justice)

Long-missing Picasso painting, found in US, to go back on display in Paris’ Pompidou Centre

PARIS – The Pompidou Centre in Paris hopes to display a long-vanished Picasso painting in May, now that it has been recovered by U.S. customs authorities.

The 1911 cubist painting “The Hairdresser,” worth millions of dollars, was reported missing from a Pompidou storeroom in 2001. It was smuggled into the U.S. in December from Belgium.

Pompidou director Alain Seban said the discovery comes as a “true comfort” at a time when the cultural world is reeling from an Islamic State video showing the destruction of statues in Iraq.

Seban said in a statement Friday that he hopes the work can be exhibited again publicly in May.

U.S. and French authorities have not announced any arrests in the case.

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