Masterpieces on the move

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Léonard Gianadda, founder of the Pierre Gianadda Foundation, with 'The Baby Marcelle Roulin' before it is taken to the United States. RDB

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The art is watched every step of the way, including at the airport. RDB

After touching down in the US, the paintings are transported by road. RDB

One of the paintings is carefully unpacked in Washington. RDB

Elizabeth Steele, curator at the Phillips Collection, checks the artwork for damage after its arrival in Washington. RDB

Trish Waters, assistant registrar at The Phillips Collection, and a journalist who had been tracking the van Gogh's progress, proudly display the artwork after its safe arrival. RDB

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Moving a work of art from one museum to another is a delicate operation that requires careful planning and meticulous attention to detail. Here works by Vincent van Gogh are being transported from the Pierre Gianadda Foundation in Martigny, Switzerland to the Phillips Collection in Washington.

(Images: RDB/Illustré/Didier Martenet)