<p>The works, Tête de cheval (Head of a Horse), created by Picasso in 1962 and Verre et pichet (Glass and Pitcher), painted in 1944, were stolen from an exhibition in the town of Pfaeffikon, near Zurich, in February 2008. <br /><br />The paintings were on loan from the Sprengel Museum in Hannover, Germany, at the time of the theft.<br /><br />“I can tell you with pride and joy that after three-and-a-half years of investigative work we have located both stolen Picasso paintings,” Schwyz cantonal prosecutor Charles Faessler told SF Friday.<br /><br />Faessler said that Switzerland had officially requested Serbia to return the paintings, which had been found intact in a safe location.<br /><br />However, he provided no information on the exact location of the paintings or possible suspects in the theft.<br /><br />The Sprengel Museum had promised a reward for the recovery of the paintings.</p>
<p>The works, Tête de cheval (Head of a Horse), created by Picasso in 1962 and Verre et pichet (Glass and Pitcher), painted in 1944, were stolen from an exhibition in the town of Pfaeffikon, near Zurich, in February 2008. <br /><br />The paintings were on loan from the Sprengel Museum in Hannover, Germany, at the time of the theft.<br /><br />“I can tell you with pride and joy that after three-and-a-half years of investigative work we have located both stolen Picasso paintings,” Schwyz cantonal prosecutor Charles Faessler told SF Friday.<br /><br />Faessler said that Switzerland had officially requested Serbia to return the paintings, which had been found intact in a safe location.<br /><br />However, he provided no information on the exact location of the paintings or possible suspects in the theft.<br /><br />The Sprengel Museum had promised a reward for the recovery of the paintings.</p>