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Thats how much the paintings stolen from Paris's Musee d'Art Moderne are worth! This is the largest art heist I have heard of in my lifetime and it still seems surreal. Last Thursday, the staff discovered that the paintings were missing just before opening the museum...really! They have state-of-the-art alarm systems in place and three night wardens and someone just walks in there, selects what they want to take and walks away?!!!? Gives pause to a lot of beliefs doesn't it?
Paintings stolen:
Dove with Green Peas - Pablo Picasso /1911-12
Woman with a Fan, Lunia Czechowska - Amedeo Modigliani/1919
Olive Tree near Estaque - Georges Braque/1906
Pastoral - Henri Matisee/1905
Still Life with Candlestick - Fernand Leger/1922
Moment of silence....for the museum not the paintings. I have a feeling these paintings will be taken very good care of wherever they are but the Musee d'Art Moderne will need serious cleansing to get its credibility back.
Monday, May 24, 2010
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I read about that in the paper, it is horrible. I hope that they can find them again, but you are right, for their irreplacable values, I'm sure they'll be taken care of.
ReplyDeleteI regards to the alarm system, I read somewhere that it was down for a couple months and that they were waiting on a part. Repair guy, you have just became the main suspect (sorry if you truly are not involved). They came in through a window off the sidewalk.
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lol Angie! I agree that the repair man is definitely a sound lead:) But I seriously doubt anyone could have pulled it off without some inside help no?
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