5 Francis Bacon Paintings Stolen

5 Francis Bacon Paintings Stolen

Mar 21, 2016 | Art, News & Trending

Five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon were stolen from a Madrid home. The paintings, worth an estimated combined 23.2 million pounds or 30 million euros. This theft is the largest one to take place in Spain in the last several decades. Though the heist took...
$2 M Stolen from South African Art Museum

$2 M Stolen from South African Art Museum

Nov 22, 2012 | Articles

On Sunday, November 11th, the Pretoria Art Museum in Johannesburg had more than $2 million worth of paintings stolen from it. The thieves gained entrance to the museum by posing as art students visiting with their teacher. They paid their entrance fees and then asked...