Artworks stolen from home in Provence
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January 4, 2010, Monday
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ABOUT 30 works of art, including paintings by Pablo Picasso and Henri Rousseau, have been stolen from the home of a private collector in southern France, police said on Saturday.
The theft was carried out while the owners were on vacation abroad, said the police official. The break-in was discovered by a caretaker at the home in La Cadiere-d'Azur, a medieval Provencal village surrounded by vineyards.
The value of the stolen art is still unclear, as the owners, who returned home on the weekend, are preparing to take an inventory. An investigation is also being carried out by France's Central Office for the Fight against Traffic in Cultural Goods.
The theft comes days after a drawing by Impressionist Edgar Degas worth 800,000 euros (US$1.15 million) was stolen from the Cantini Museum in the city of Marseilles. The theft of "Les Choristes," (or "The Chorus Singers"), was discovered when the museum opened on Thursday.
The theft was carried out while the owners were on vacation abroad, said the police official. The break-in was discovered by a caretaker at the home in La Cadiere-d'Azur, a medieval Provencal village surrounded by vineyards.
The value of the stolen art is still unclear, as the owners, who returned home on the weekend, are preparing to take an inventory. An investigation is also being carried out by France's Central Office for the Fight against Traffic in Cultural Goods.
The theft comes days after a drawing by Impressionist Edgar Degas worth 800,000 euros (US$1.15 million) was stolen from the Cantini Museum in the city of Marseilles. The theft of "Les Choristes," (or "The Chorus Singers"), was discovered when the museum opened on Thursday.
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