More than 500 works of art stolen from the apartment of the late Hungarian collector
From Budapest apartment collector Dej Kovacs, who died in 2002, had been stolen more than 500 works of art. Theft occurred in the period from 2005 to 2013. Among the stolen works are referred to Tintoretto, Utrillo and Klimt
Hungarian police report of the theft of more than 500 works of art from the Budapest apartment collector Dej Kovacs (Dezso Kovacs), who died in 2002 . Theft took place probably in the period from 2005 to 2013 and during that time have remained undetected. The works were kept in the apartment of the deceased collector, while relatives shared inheritance. Now the police determines the cost of the stolen collection. Among the stolen works are mentioned sketch of Gustav Klimt paintings by Tintoretto , Maurice Utrillo , and Hungarian artists Laszlo Paal , Gyula Derkovicha and Károly Ferenczy .
Prepared by Mary Onuchina , AI
Sources : artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru
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