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They steal a "head of woman" by Picasso, of the National Gallery of Athens
posted on: Jan 9 2012 9:35 by RDugey. Viewed 42 times.
"Head of woman," an oil painting by Pablo Picasso in 1934, was stolen the last morning of the National Gallery of Athens, report today the average Greek.
Although the Museum has not confirmed the identity of the work involved, the newspaper "To Vima" ensures that this is shown in this table, only the Spanish painter contained in the catalogue of the art gallery.
According to the website of the Centre for art, is an oil on canvas 56 x 40 cm, dated in 1939 and donated by the author himself.
According to police sources quoted by Greek media, strangers were introduced in the Museum after forcing an emergency in the mezzanine balcony door and extracted their frames two works by Picasso and another whose authorship has not yet been confirmed, but according to "To Vima", is a Dutch author very quoted.
Some in the media indicate that a third work, of lesser value, was also stolen.
The u000aPolice reported that the Museum alarm was activated at 02.52 GMT, moment in which one of the guards saw a man who came running out of the building.
The watchman then noticed the disappearance of paintings and alerted the police.
So far, the National Gallery has been unwilling to respond to consultations of Efe on theft and confined itself to announce the Director of the institution, Marina Lambraki report thereon throughout the day.
La National Gallery mainly exhibits the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Greek art and precisely yesterday closed a sample of works of European masters including numerous drawings and paintings by artists such as Dürer and Rembrandt.
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