US EditionThieves Walk Out of Brazil Library with Eight Matisse Art Works
Two armed men stole 13 engravings by Henri Matisse and Cândido Portinari from a São Paulo library exhibition on its final day, targeting high-value modern art pieces.
- Two armed men stole eight engravings by Matisse and at least five by Portinari from a library in São Paulo, after holding up a guard and an elderly couple.
- The thieves entered and exited through the main entrance, heading towards the nearest metro station after taking the artworks from an exhibition on its final day.
- While the value is unknown, officials state the stolen pieces, including a Matisse collage from 'Jazz', are of 'incalculable' worth, and the thieves have been identified but remain at large.
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nin.rsThe thieves entered the library during normal business hours and packed the artworks into a canvas bag.
Eight engravings of the painter Henri Matisse were stolen from a library in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, which hosted an exhibition. Two armed men also stole five engravings of the Brazilian painter Candido Portinari. - Eight engravings of Matisse stolen by two armed men from a library in Brazil (International).
The burglars also took five paintings by Brazilian artist Portinari with them in São Paulo.
The works were stolen on Sunday 8 December by two armed men in an establishment in the centre of São Paulo.
Several works by French painter Henri Matisse have been stolen from a library in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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