Art theft

Richie Culver’s Contemplation stolen from a Berlin auction house

Berlin, Germany · Source report date:

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Richie Culver’s Contemplation stolen from a Berlin auction house — artwork or case documentation from the linked image source.
Richie Culver’s Contemplation stolen from a Berlin auction house — artwork or case documentation from the linked image source. Image source ↗
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Police sought Culver’s signed acrylic-and-pencil work on paper after its disappearance between 29 November 2021 and 3 January 2022. The appeal asks about sale, exchange or pledge offers; subsequent recovery is not established.

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Individual artwork identification details have not yet been documented in this record. Missing specifications are not inferred from the photograph or report headline.

Not documented in this record: object type · materials & technique · measurements · inscriptions & markings · distinguishing features · artwork title · maker / attribution · creation date / period · subject.

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Identification details follow the Object ID categories where documented. Ownership history is recorded separately; this documentation is not an authentication or a certificate of ownership.

Art theft

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

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