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Two Picasso Engravings Stolen in Brazil

by Jarrett Martineau | June 12, 2008 at 04:03 pm

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If you're going to steal valuable artwork, I suppose Picasso is an easy and logical target. Still, one would think that stealing them "in broad daylight, unmasked" might not be the smartest decision. I anticipate the pieces will be recovered shortly.

Armed robbers in Sao Paulo in Brazil have stolen two Picasso engravings and two works by famous Brazilian artists.

The men were seen on closed-circuit TV entering the Estacao Pinacoteca gallery in broad daylight, unmasked.

A print from Picasso's The Painter and the Model series and Minotaur, Drinker and Women were taken. The stolen works were valued at $600,000 (£308,350).

This is the second theft of work by Picasso in the centre of Sao Paulo in only six months.

Two oil paintings by the Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall were also stolen.

The museum says all the works are insured.