YOU SAID:

He sold the paintings but was later caught.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は絵を売りましたが、後で捕まりました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He sold the painting, but was later caught.

INTO JAPANESE

彼はその絵を売りましたが、後で捕まりました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He sold the painting, but was later caught.