Art theft

Life-size bronze of a seated woman stolen from an Essen cemetery

Essen, Germany · Source report date:

Life-size bronze of a seated woman stolen from an Essen cemetery
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On 12 November, Essen police appealed for witnesses to the theft of a bronze figure from a grave in the Bredeney district. The roughly life-size sculpture depicts a seated woman and was taken between 6 and 13 October. Police estimate its value at several thousand euros. Photo of the missing sculpture: Polizei Essen.

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

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