ISRAEL.- The suspect, a retired university lecturer with a Ph. D in history from the United States, sold among other things, silver coins from the Second Temple period and 1,500 year old clay oil lamps. He planned on leaving the country with a handful …
Thieves Try to Sell 800,000 Euro Eduardo Chillida Sculpture for 30 Euros to Scrap Metal Yard
MADRID.- Police have recovered in good condition 34 of the 35 works of art that were stolen from a truck three weeks ago in Getafe (Madrid) and which are worth about five million euros. The same sources acknowledged yesterday that, for now, they failed…
Spanish Thieves Steal Van Containing 20 Pieces of Art Including Works by Picasso
MADRID (AP).- Three hooded thieves stole a truck containing 28 pieces of art including works by Picasso, Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida, Spanish police said Thursday. A police statement said the truck was taken f…
Spanish Thieves Steal Van Containing 20 Pieces of Art Including Works by Picasso
MADRID (AP).- Three hooded thieves stole a truck containing 28 pieces of art including works by Picasso, Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida, Spanish police said Thursday. A police statement said the truck was taken f…
Egyptian Minister, Farouk Hosni, Questioned in Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s culture minister says he was questioned by prosecutors for three hours over last week’s theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Farouk Hosni told reporters Monday he volunteered for the interrogation to dispel accusations of neglige…
Egypt Deputy Minister, Mohsen Shalaan, Detained Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s state news agency reports the country’s top prosecutor has ordered a four-day detention of the deputy culture minister over the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of “Poppy …
Egypt Deputy Minister, Mohsen Shalaan, Detained Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s state news agency reports the country’s top prosecutor has ordered a four-day detention of the deputy culture minister over the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of “Poppy …