Art theft

Police seek Ernst Sauer’s stolen bronze Der Liegende

Schwarzheide, Germany · Source report date:

Police seek Ernst Sauer’s stolen bronze Der Liegende
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Police appealed for witnesses after Ernst Sauer’s bronze Der Liegende disappeared from Anne-Frank-Straße, probably overnight on 17–18 September. The sculpture weighs several hundred kilograms. Investigators are seeking information about its removal and whereabouts; no recovery or arrest is reported. Archive photo (2018): Wilhelm Zimmerling PAR / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); unaltered original.

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