Art theft

Life-size bronze woman stolen from a Duisburg family grave

Duisburg, Germany · Source report date:

Life-size bronze female figure outdoors at the Duisburg cemetery, photographed before its disappearance.
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Duisburg police seek witnesses after a life-size bronze female sculpture was stolen from a family grave at Sternbuschweg cemetery between the evening of 2 November and the morning of 3 November 2026. An investigation is under way; no recovery or identified suspect is reported.

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Art theft

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

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