Of the French Museum stole the painting Giorgio de Chirico

"Composition with self-portrait" was stolen from the Museum of Fabrega in Beziers in the South of France

the Theft occurred on Thursday, November 16. Already before the closing of the Museum Fabrega guard found an empty frame, which in the morning was a painting of De Chirico's "Composition with self-portrait", 1926. The painting, apparently, was cut from the frame with a utility knife.

Stolen painting Giorgio de Chirico came from the collection of Jean Moulin, a native of Beziers. This private collection, in addition to the works of De Chirico, also includes the work of Chaim Soutine, Raoul Dufy, Pinchus flint and Suzanne Valadon.

robbery Investigation is complicated by the fact that the Museum of Fabrega and about it is not installed surveillance cameras.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: midilibre.fr, artinvestment.ru

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