You may have heard that five paintings were stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. These include a Matisse and a Picasson. To view which ones are missing, check out:
What France's stolen masterpieces tell us
A contributing factor was that the museum's alarm system has been broken since March, so the thief only had to snip a padlock, smash a window, and then cut the paintings from their frames. Estimates for the paintings are $123 million, but they are really quite priceless.
They include:
'Pastoral' by Henri Matisse (1906)
'Olive Tree Near L'Estaque' by Georges Braque (1906)
'Dove with Green Peas' by Pablo Picasso (1911)
'Still Life with Candlestick' by Fernand Leger (1922)
and
'Woman with Fan' by Amedeo Modigliani (1919)
They'll be hard to sell in the art world, but a private collector might buy them. Hopefully, they will be recovered soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment