Art theft

Reward advertised for paintings stolen in Pretoria hijacking

Pretoria, South Africa · Source report date:

Painting by Gerhard Smit reported stolen during the Pretoria hijacking. Supplied photograph, via Pretoria News/IOL.
Painting by Gerhard Smit reported stolen during the Pretoria hijacking. Supplied photograph, via Pretoria News/IOL. Image source ↗
Published offer · validity unconfirmed
ZAR 10,000

Affected owners, according to police

Historical offer · current validity unconfirmed

Published in May 2021: R10,000 for successful recovery and suspect arrests. The reported offer’s present validity has not been confirmed.

Payment and eligibility are governed by the reward provider’s conditions.
Source checked · 7 Nov 2026
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Pretoria News reported a R10,000 reward after paintings were taken in a 15 April 2021 vehicle hijacking. The terms included recovery and suspect arrests. Current validity is unconfirmed.

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Art theftGerhard Smit

Read the original source · iol.co.za ↗

Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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