Thursday 4 March, 2021
The FBI is confident it knows who the thieves are – but just can’t track them down.
The piece of art wasn’t insured. Ouch.
“I am scented, shaved and fresh,” Catalin Dancu told listeners at a courthouse in Romania.
Next week sees the opening of a trial in Romania which features the curious case of a major art theft and the alleged burning of priceless paintings in a home stove.
The works stolen include Picasso’s “Tete d’Arlequin”, Monet’s “Waterloo Bridge” and Lucian Freud’s “Woman with Eyes Closed” – experts put the paintings’ value at between €100 and €200 million.
Several paintings have been stolen from a museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, including works by Picasso, Matisse, and two by Monet.
Several paintings have been stolen from a museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, including works by Picasso, Matisse, and two by Monet.
Police recover stolen artwork – but are now questioning whether piece taken from art institute is a Rembrandt at all.
