In California, the picture is stolen Rembrandt
Picture the great Dutchman, valued at $ 250 000, was passed by criminals on Saturday night with the exhibition at the «Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey» near Los Angeles
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REMBRANDT Court
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Performed by pen and ink drawing of the famous Dutch painter of XVII century called "the Court" has disappeared from the nearby Los Angeles hotel «Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey» about ten-thirty pm on Saturday as curator for 15 minutes distracted a conversation, said Steve Whitmore (Steve Whitmore), spokesman for the police department of Los Angeles. "When he [the supervisor] came back, the figure was gone. We believe that the theft was involved in several persons ", - added Whitmore.
Drawing 16 x 28 cm, which is estimated at 250, 000 included in the weekly exposition of the exhibition, held at the California art foundation Linearis Institute.« Safety Hotel organized at the highest level. We believe this theft a well thought out and planned action ", - said Whitmore, but noted that police already is considering several versions of what happened. Along with a picture by Rembrandt in the exhibition hall of the hotel part of several well-known artists in including Pablo Picasso.
Criminals do not encroach on the first creations of the great Dutchman. Two works by Rembrandt were among the works that were stolen March 18, 1990 from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum) in Boston. During this infamous robbery offenders in the form of police officers entered the museum, and then escaped with 13 pieces of art valued at several hundred million dollars. Among the stolen works were only known to specialists Rembrandt seascape, "Storm on the Sea of Galilee."
Previously, 4 September 1972, the other thieves sneaked into the roof of the building to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts), tied up three security guards and taken out of the room a few works of art, including Rembrandt was also a landscape worth a million dollars.
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