CCTV captures gang stealing Cezanne and Renoir artwork in Italy
A gang of thieves took less than three minutes to steal paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse worth an estimated €10m (£8.7m) from a museum in Italy.
Police say the gang forced their way into the Magnani-Rocca Foundation private collection near Parma and made off with the three artworks.
They used crowbars to prise open metal bars that protected a back entrance to the gallery, which is housed in an elegant palazzo.
The three stolen paintings are Paul Cezanne’s Tasse et Plat de Cerises (Cup and Plate of Cherries), Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Les Poissons (The Fish) and Henri Matisse’s Odalisque sur la Terrasse (Concubine on the Terrace).
Italian police have now announced that all three artworks have been recovered
A statement from the Italian Carabinieri’s art recovery squad said the paintings were found during searches ordered by prosecutors, but gave no further details. The investigation is continuing.
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3 comments
It was that easy.. 🙄
Thank heavens they have them back but seems their security needs a big change
excellent stuff…. did they catch them or were the "police" in on the job?
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