Braque's beautiful Olive Tree Near Estaque on display in the museum in January 2009/Photo by C. Sezgin |
Detail from Braque's painting Olive Tree Near Estaque/Photo by C. Sezgin |
By Catherine Sezgin,
ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief
Two years ago this painting was one of five masterpieces stolen from the Museé d'art moderne de la ville de Paris within view of the Tour Eiffel.
ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief
Two years ago this painting was one of five masterpieces stolen from the Museé d'art moderne de la ville de Paris within view of the Tour Eiffel.
Last October, newspapers and bloggers reported police rumors that the paintings had been thrown away by an accomplice when two suspects had been arrested one year after the theft.
You can read about the theft and the condition of the museum on the ARCA blog as previously reported here, here, here, and here.
Braque's beautiful Olive Tree Near Estaque on display in the museum in January 2009/Photo by C. Sezgin |
Detail from Braque's painting Olive Tree Near Estaque/Photo by C. Sezgin |
By Catherine Sezgin,
ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief
Two years ago this painting was one of five masterpieces stolen from the Museé d'art moderne de la ville de Paris within view of the Tour Eiffel.
ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief
Two years ago this painting was one of five masterpieces stolen from the Museé d'art moderne de la ville de Paris within view of the Tour Eiffel.
Last October, newspapers and bloggers reported police rumors that the paintings had been thrown away by an accomplice when two suspects had been arrested one year after the theft.
You can read about the theft and the condition of the museum on the ARCA blog as previously reported here, here, here, and here.
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