Four Paintings Heisted in Nice, France
Four Paintings Heisted in Nice, France
Five men pulled off a bold day time heist at the Beaux-Arts Museum in Nice, France. The Heistmen entered the Museum, took four paintings, put them in bags and escaped.
The Impressionist works that changed possession were “Falaises pres de Dieppe” (Cliffs near Dieppe) by Claude Monet, and Alfred Sisley’s “Alle de peupliers de Moret” (The lane of poplars at Moret). The “Falaiises pres de Dieppe” is exceptionally Beautiful.
Two Baroque paintings changed hands as well. “Allegorie de l’eau” (Allegory of Water) and “Allegorie de la terre” (Allegory of Earth) by Flemish painter Jan Breugel.
I am very familiar with these paintings and have visited the Beaux-Arts Museum many times during my stays on The French Riviera. This job most likely done “to order” as these paintings would be very hard to move unless you already had a buyer due to their high-profile.
No one was hurt in the heist, unless you want to count the Insurance company.
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06/08/2007 at 6:51 pm Permalink
always with the breaking heist news!
09/08/2007 at 1:08 am Permalink
” Investigators were tipped off about a suspect by an art dealer, said a French police official who asked not to be identified by name, citing his office’s policy.
Based on the tip, two different police bureaus — one that specializes in armed thefts and another in the trafficking of cultural goods — launched a constant surveillance of the main suspect. After more than a month, investigators were convinced the suspect was preparing to try to sell the works.”
… looks like someone hasn’t been reading the G Manifesto.
Rule: Always have the buyer lined up first.
09/08/2007 at 9:27 pm Permalink
Somebody has pretty bad game.