First off… Make a real police report where you live and where your daughter lives. We have used the same framer over year BUT unless you saw them package your painting personally sometimes great companies have unlawful employees. This to me would make the most sense. The police can see if they have cameras and no legit framer would ever want this to happen. They would also be the ones having a clue on the price but you have to ask yourself and everyone involved with a rhetorical question. Regardless of “your” value on it. On the open market it might be worthless unless it’s a known artist… Right?
So then the question would be why.
Even along the delivery chain I would just doubt someone would open it and take it not knowing if it had any “street” value. Yes, I am actually giving some credit to the potential thieves. ?.
Once again, once it got to your hometown… Why would they take itt. So one thing you can look at is the timings of the transfers. Just bring up your ups and follow the handoffs. It might be very different for me since being in Chicago it’s a main hub and things get timed stamped pretty quickly and loaded to the delivery trucks. So if it comes in at 2:05 am, it’s like on its next move within like 15 minutes. So…
See once it started on its travel were there any places that it just sat for an extended period of time? That’s where I would look. If it was accepted and like immediately time stamped to a new location then there would not be time to do anything there. Of course they can always scan it for the time stamp then take the painting but I am giving them to much credit at that point.
Really sorry that this happened with the other life changes in your life. Congrats on your new grand baby ?. Hope it’s happy and healthy.