Paintings by Paolo Picasso and Candido Portinari, the most valuable pieces in the Sao Paolo Museum of Art collection, were thieved. These paintings had not gone to auction therefore it was difficult to estimate their value. picked by KateHadson 2 years ago

Two Picasso paintings worth millions were stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.

The original post about the heist is here. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Drag and drop elements to make your own Picasso portrait.
Even does a Picasso type sig of your name. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Believed to be 19th century French work stolen from Russia‘s famed State Hermitage Museum five years ago. In other words, the thieves couldn't sell it? picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

Two Picasso paintings were stolen from Diana Widmaier-Picasso', (his grand daughter) home. And she wasn't insured... picked by Ankabout 3 years ago

U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff issued the order three days after Julius H. Schoeps, an heir to banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan to stop the sale of "Portrait de Angel Fernandez de Soto" by an art foundation started by Broadway musical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. He blocked the sale at least until a hearing Tuesday morning. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

They removed five canvases but dropped and damaged one as they made their escape. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Police recovered a stolen truck and its cargo of rodeo bulls, but the thief who rustled them remains on the lam. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Time-lapse video of Picasso creating an oil-painting. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

"Spielberg purchased the painting, entitled Russian Schoolroom, in 1989 from a legitimate dealer and did not know it was stolen until his staff spotted its image last week on an FBI website listing stolen works of art, the bureau said in a statement." picked by Jacki Jinx 3 years ago

The case of the stolen Edvard Munch paintings is still far from solved, but art lovers are relieved to find that the paintings suffered only minimal damage and can be restored to their original glory. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

You would think if you are going to buy a ticket to get in the stadium (on a stolen credit card), you would go sit somewhere else," said Maj. Greg Elder, commander of the New Orleans Police

too bad he had to leave early it was a good game.. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Iraqi security forces today showed off a Picasso they seized from a former soldier in Saddam's military who had looted the painting in 1990 during the occupation of Kuwait. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Authorities said a stolen gun was recovered when a detective tried to used the suspect's bathroom and couldn't get the toilet to work. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Sure, Trevor was a dummy, but police want him back _ and whoever stole the uniformed mannequin from a patrol car could face felony charges. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Whoever stole 19th century rhino horns from a South African museum may be in trouble after officials announced the horns were covered in poison picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn accidentally elbowed the multimillion-dollar Picasso 'Le Reve' canvas, leaving a small hole. He had just finalized a $139 million sale, but has released the buyer from the agreement and plans to have the painting repaired. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

Weeks after her purse was stolen, a 70-year-old South Carolina woman received its contents -- including irreplaceable photos -- in the mail. picked by muppet 2 years ago