Could the music teacher and speech therapist to steal the painting De Kooning for $160 million?
ARTinvestment.RU   16 августа 2018

Judging by the mug shots of robbers suspiciously similar to a photo of Jerry and Rita Alter, — painting of Willem de Kooning's "Woman — Ochre" in 1985 could easily steal they

Art Museum of the University of Arizona celebrated the first anniversary of the return of paintings of Willem de Kooning's "Woman — Ochre", stolen from a Museum in 1985. One of the best exhibits of the collection was returned to its place 31 years after the theft, but the mystery remained. Who-таки stole the work the day after Thanksgiving in 1985? And how the painting is estimated now approximately in $160 million, was quietly hanging behind my bedroom door on a ranch in the state of new-Мексико?

The recently published photograph of the spouses Jerry and Rita Alter, on whose ranch is, in fact, found the work of De Kooning, caused a considerable stir. Too similar to a former music teacher, Jerry Alter, and a children's speech therapist Rita Alter with mug shots of people who stole the painting from the Museum.

the fact that the couple Alter could be involved in the robbery, said before. In-первых, they have in the mid 1980-х was a red two-door car (the robbers fled just such). In-вторых, Altera called for for more than 140 countries (the question is, what means has traveled simple the teacher and the speech therapist?). @Ndashтретьих, one of the stories Jerry Altera (he published a book based on his travels) is devoted to the Museum Heist, and, in particular, referred to a emerald, who would admire "only two pairs of eyes". The picture "Woman — Ochre" was found behind the door is a double bedroom. To see her was possible, if only to close in a room. Comparison photos of Altera with sketches — is another argument in favor of wild theories about the quiet couple who robbed the Museum.

However, fans of sensations went even further. They compared photos of Jerry and Rita Alter with sketches of people involved in 1990, the biggest robbery in the history of the US — Boston Museum Isabella Stewart Gardner, which was stolen by the paintings of Vermeer, Manet, Degas, Rembrandt, etc. Version is even less plausible than the previous one, however, a certain similarity of Altera with composites cannot fail to surprise.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru