American Gallery of Picasso drawing stolen
Drawing "Woman's Head", which costs about 200 thousand dollars was stolen yesterday afternoon from the Weinstein Gallery in San Francisco
Pablo Picasso Woman's Head. 1962 (1965)
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broad daylight yesterday from the gallery Weinstein of San Francisco has been stolen work of Pablo Picasso. Figure "Woman's Head" in 1962 (other sources - 1965), director of the gallery is estimated Vaynshtenom Rowland (Rowland Weinstein) at about 200 thousand dollars (he bought it in May at New York auction for 125 thousand dollars) . Director of shocked loss in 20 years of his work in San Francisco, he was never robbed. "Loss of any unique work irreparable, but it was an extraordinarily original image", - says Weinstein. His gallery in addition to works by Picasso also exhibits works by Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall , Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, as well as contemporary authors.
Today around noon in the gallery Weinstein, located near Union Square, approached a white male 32-35 years old in a dark suit and dark glasses, took off from a wall drawing by Picasso and then left in a taxi. The task of simplifying the offender that the figure of Picasso was hung on a pillar in front of the gallery, near the main entrance. Most galleries do not exhibit this level of work on the street, but the gallery director Weinstein wanted to make them more accessible to the public. He understood that risk, so the work of Picasso was fixed very firmly - but still, as it turned out, is not strong enough.
police do not know whether the offense is planned or just a thief took advantage of a comfortable situation. On the theft reported to local galleries, and if the job will try to sell there , it certainly should be recognized. "recognize work of artists like Picasso, the twentieth century is difficult to resell," - the director of the gallery.
Now Rowland Weinstein intends to strengthen security measures at the gallery, but do not want to give up the practice of exhibiting works in the street, he said, it broke his heart would be.
Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI < /p>
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