In Belgrade found Delacroix painting, stolen from the Paris gallery
The painting "The Arabs of Oran" worth about 600,000 euros was kidnapped in November 2012, the now arrested a citizen of Serbia. Work has recently returned to France
Eugene Delacroix
Arabs from Oran . 1833
Source : in Belgrade found the painting " The Arabs of Oran " ( 1833 ) painted by Delacroix , stolen in November 2012 from a gallery in Paris. The other day a small (15 x 19 cm ) returned to the rightful owner of the work in France. The product is estimated at 600,000 euros ( 825,000 dollars ).
robber , 50 -year-old Serbian citizen , was arrested in Paris in September of this year. This person is also suspected in the kidnapping of the day before the work of Delacroix crystal figurines Nike of Samothrace firm Rene Lalique worth 40 million euros from another Parisian boutique. And in November 2011 he probably stole another picture - also in Paris. The Serb was allegedly party to a criminal gang that specialized in art theft .
Prepared by Mary Onuchina , AI
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