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Art Of The Steal

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Dec 18, 2013

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A lone thief stole five paintings, including major works by Picasso and Matisse, in a brazen overnight heist at a Paris modern art museum, police said. The works are worth possibly hundreds of millions of euros. Above is “Le Pigeon aux Petits-pois” (“The Pigeon with the Peas”), a 1912 work by Pablo Picasso. REUTERS

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“Woman with a Fan” by Amedeo Modigliani – 1919 AP Photo

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“Olive Tree near Estaque” by Georges Braque REUTERS

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“Still Life with Chandeliers” by Fernand Leger REUTERS

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“Pastoral” by Henri Matisse

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A police car stands at the entrance of the Paris Museum of Modern Art, in Paris, following the report of five paintings having been stolen. AP

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Police officers search for clues as they pack up the frames of the stolen paintings outside the Paris Museum of Modern Art. The paintings disappeared early Thursday from the Paris Museum, across the Seine River from the Eiffel Tower. Investigators have cordoned off the museum, in one of the French capital’s most tourist-frequented neighborhoods. AP

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The museum’s security system was disabled, and a single masked intruder was caught on a video surveillance camera. AP

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A Police officers search for clues. Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said in a statement that he was “saddened and shocked by this theft, which is an intolerable attack on Paris’ universal cultural heritage.” AP

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A police officer hands the packed frames of the stolen paintings, to a colleague, from outside the Paris Museum of Modern Art, following the stealing of five paintings. AP

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Paper signs on the museum doors said it was closed for technical reasons. EPA

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