Picasso, other paintings stolen from French villa
January 4, 2010
Thieves have stolen about 30 paintings, counting a work by Spanish master Pablo Picasso, as of a confidential villa in the south of France, police said on Saturday.
The haul, which as well included a work of art by post-impressionist Henri Rousseau, was value about 1 million euros ($1.43 million), a judicial source said.
The robbery was revealed on Thursday by a concierge at the house in the Provencal village of La Cadiere d'Azur. The proprietor was on holiday in Sweden at the time and has while returned to France to assist the investigation, police said.
It was the second main art theft in southern France in current days; even though there was no sign the two crimes were associated.
A sketch by French impressionist Edgar Degas was stolen from a museum on Wednesday night in the Mediterranean city of Marseille. Police said the pastel work, "The Chorus," was worth an estimated 800,000 euros.
Labels: Pablo Picasso, Painting
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