InfoAnda - Dutch art heist nets works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Broken-legged smuggler caught with 'cocaine' cast | 6 March 2009
Somalia's countdown to calamity | 25 August 2011
Greek minister: Greece must regain financial order | 9 October 2010

Germany's Social Democrats want to renegotiate Swiss tax deal | | 22 August 2012

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Dutch art heist nets works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Campaign Polling Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus Nicholas Wapshott Bethany McLean Anatole Kaletsky Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Reihan Salam Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Mark Leonard Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption Election: Energy A look at the energy policy positions of President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Slideshow Relics of the Cuban Missile Crisis Deactivated Cold-War missiles on display in Havana. Slideshow Pictures Couture hair Creations from the Alternative Hair Show in London. Slideshow Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Citi's CEO Pandit exits abruptly after board clash 4:35pm EDT Supreme Court denies Ohio request to curtail early voting 2:54pm EDT New call for probe of meningitis-linked company on addictive drugs 4:37pm EDT Exclusive: Study shows $1.2 trillion gap for public pensions 15 Oct 2012 Bin Laden driver's conviction reversed by U.S. court 4:24pm EDT Discussed 164 Democrats frustrated by Obama’s ”Big Bird” campaign turn 138 Biden and Ryan in high-stakes election debate 96 Jobless claims fall to lowest in four and a half years Sponsored Links Dutch art heist nets works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Man accused of damaging Rothko painting in court Wed, Oct 10 2012 London art bonanza looks to past to bolster future Tue, Oct 9 2012 U.S. collector slams "trophy hunters" inflating art Mon, Oct 8 2012 "I'm no vandal," says man who defaced Rothko art Mon, Oct 8 2012 Picasso, Warhol works expected to sell for $35 million each Fri, Oct 5 2012 Analysis & Opinion Gundlach doesn’t whine over his stolen wine Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Arts » Lifestyle » A police officer investigates the surroundings of Rotterdam's Kunsthal art gallery in the Netherlands October 16, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Robin van Lonkhuijsen By Gilbert Kreijger AMSTERDAM | Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:10pm EDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Thieves made off with paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and other prominent modern artists from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum early on Tuesday in a brazen and meticulously planned operation. The seven stolen works, which also include a Gauguin, a Lucian Freud and a Meyer de Haan, are thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars. Dutch police investigating the overnight heist have yet to put a price on the paintings, and few details have emerged about how they were removed from the museum designed by Rem Koolhaas. But the theft is one of the art world's most dramatic in recent years, and one of the biggest ever in the Netherlands. Roland Ekkers, a spokesman for Rotterdam police, said they received a call alerting them to the theft at around 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday. "The alarm system in the Kunsthal was supposed to be state of the art," Ekkers said. "But somehow the people responsible for this found a way in and a way out and they found time to take seven paintings. So that's something that is part of our investigation right now." The works stolen were Picasso's "Tête d'Arlequin", Matisse's "La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune", Monet's "Waterloo Bridge, London" and "Charing Cross Bridge, London", Gauguin's "Femme devant une fenêtre ouverte", De Haan's "Autoportrait" and Freud's "Woman with Eyes Closed". Jop Ubbens, chairman of Christie's in Amsterdam, told Reuters the paintings would be worth "more than several million euros," with the Picasso the best known of the stolen works. "It's all about name and fame. So the Picasso is the best known. The least well-known is Meyer de Haan, which looks like a Gauguin, so maybe it was a mistake," he added. Ubbens said the art heist was one of the biggest in the country, but "not as big as The Scream", referring to the work by Edvard Munch, a version of which was stolen from a museum in Oslo in 2004 but later recovered. In 2010, five paintings were stolen from the Musee d'Art Moderne in Paris including a Picasso and Matisse and estimated to be worth a combined $124 million. QUICK RECOVERY POSSIBLE Experts said it would be next to impossible for the thieves to sell such well-known works on the open market, increasing the chances of their recovery in a relatively short period of time. "They are going to learn very quickly that these things cannot be sold," said Christopher Marinello, executive director of The Art Loss Register, which helps track down stolen works of art. "They don't even think about it sometimes. They may try and call and entice a ransom," he told Reuters. He added, however, that it was unlikely the works had been stolen "to order" from a wealthy collector, dismissing such theories as the realm of Hollywood. "I'm confident these will find their way back," he said. "The police in this area are very good, very well organized. I would not be surprised to see them surfacing over the next few weeks." The Art Loss Register, the world's largest private database for lost or stolen art, has assisted in recovering over $250 million worth of items. But Marinello warned that not every heist had a happy ending. The theft in 1990 of artworks estimated to be worth $500 million, including rare paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston remains arguably the biggest unsolved art heist of all. The Kunsthal, which does not have its own collection, had just opened a new exhibition to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The show included paintings by Picasso, Duchamp, Mondrian, Monet, Van Gogh, Freud, and other examples of impressionism, expressionism, and other modern art movements. More than 150 paintings on display in the exhibit came from the private Triton Foundation collection, and many of the works are worth over a million euros, the Kunsthal's former executive Wim van Krimpen told Dutch public radio station Radio 1. The collection was put together by the Cordia family, which made its fortune in shipping and oil and which ranks among the 100 richest families in the Netherlands, according to Dutch media. The family is estimated to own about 330 million euros' worth of assets, according to Dutch magazine Quote, which makes lists similar to U.S. magazine Forbes's ranking of billionaires. The Kunsthal was closed to the public on Tuesday. (Reporting by Gilbert Kreijger, additional reporting by Sara Webb and Anthony Deutsch in Amersterdam and Mike Collett-White in London; Editing by Paul Casciato, Mike Collett-White and Giles Elgood) Entertainment Fashion Arts Lifestyle Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Sudan border fighting kills more than 600: minister |
Chinese increasingly worried about graft, inequality: survey |
Exclusive: Rwanda, Uganda aid Congo rebels with arms, troops
Egyptian Islamists vow revenge against Israel for Gaza killings |
Intel's outlook falls short of expectations |
IBM third-quarter earnings rise, revenue hurt by strong dollar |
Apple sets Oct. 23 event, smaller iPad expected |
Best Buy to price its own Android tablet at $239-$259 -source |
Panasonic to cut LCD TV panel output on weak demand: Nikkei |
An Error has occured |
Dutch art heist nets works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse |
Johnny Depp embarking on book imprint with Harper |
Titanic artifacts collection to be sold for $189 million |
Cynthia Nixon turns villain in Follett's World Without End |
Greek state TV slammed for cutting Downton Abbey gay kiss |
Divided Syrian rebels agree on joint leadership |
Bin Laden driver's conviction reversed by U.S. court |
Analysis: Euro emigration: safety valve or debt drag? |
Suicide bomber wounds 45 Afghan soldiers in east |
China issues nuclear safety blueprint, eyes $13 billion investment |
U.S. servicemen arrested in Okinawa for alleged rape |
Russia authorities open criminal case against protest leader |
Kenyan policemen injured in Coast province grenade attack |
I take responsibility for Benghazi: Clinton |
Huawei says U.S. probe unlikely to affect other business |
Nissan to install electronic steer-by-wire in Infiniti cars |
Foxconn says underage workers used in China plant |
888 sees year earnings ahead of market view |
BBC scandal creates waves for incoming New York Times CEO |
Santa Barbara Film Fest's Kirk Douglas Award is talkin' to Robert De Niro |
Bristol Palin booted off Dancing With the Stars |
Mantel makes history with second Booker fiction prize |
Lawsuit accusing ABC of racial bias in 'The Bachelor' dismissed |
Khloe Kardashian, Mario Lopez to host The X Factor |
Beyonce confirms she will headline Super Bowl halftime show |
Syria mediator warns conflict could consume Middle East |
U.N. nuclear chief rejects Iran saboteurs accusation |
Putin says Russia will not be dictated to on arms sales |
U.S. freezes assets of three men linked to Taliban, militants |
Suspect in Saudi envoy murder plot to plead guilty: source |
Blind Chinese activist's brother sues police for barging into home |
Swedish police re-open U.S. embassy, seize suspect letter |
Czech PM uncertain he can survive tax vote as deadline nears |
Amazon makes big Kindle push in U.S. schools |
Chip gear maker ASML buys Cymer for $2.5 billion |
Apple sets October 23 event, smaller iPad expected |
Check Point Software Q3 profit beats estimates |
Kaspersky plans software for securing nuclear plants |
A Minute With: Sienna Miller on Hitchcock's obsessions |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01