We find all four paintings stolen in Zurich in 2008
All's well that ends well: masterpieces by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet and Degas returned to Zurich Emil Bührle Foundation. On Friday it became known that the last picture is missing - the work of Degas' Count Lepic and his Daughters "- also has been recove
Edgar Degas Ludovic Lepic and his Daughters
Emil Bührle Foundation, Zurich
Source: judiciaryreport.com
All's well that ends well: masterpieces by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet and Degas stolen from a Zurich Emil Bührle Foundation in 2008, returned home. On Friday it was reported that last picture - the work of Edgar Degas' "Ludovic Lepic and his Daughters" - also has been recovered by police.
picture Degas found a few months ago, but the police chose not to show off their success ahead of time so as not to scare off larger fish. At this time in Serbia in full swing there was a search of another stolen in 2008, the picture - "Boy in a red waistcoat," by Paul Cezanne. The work of Cezanne was the most expensive of the four kidnapped, her estimated at 109 million dollars, while the other three works in total cost about $ 54 million.
trick Swiss and Serbian Police was a success : Cezanne painting was returned in mid-April . As for the works of Van Gogh and Monet, found them almost immediately after the robbery.
work of Degas' Ludovic Lepic and his Daughters ", estimated at 10 million Swiss francs ($ 11 million), has suffered during a robbery. The thieves first tried to cut her out of the frame, but, fortunately, in time to change your mind and pulling out nails, limited holding the canvas in a frame.
Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI
Sources : reuters.com , artinvestment.ru
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