Art theft

Elena Panknin bronze sculpture stolen during Berlin exhibition opening

Berlin, Germany · Source report date:

The stolen bronze female figure by Elena Panknin, numbered 1. Photo: Polizei Berlin.
The stolen bronze female figure by Elena Panknin, numbered 1. Photo: Polizei Berlin. Image source ↗
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Berlin police appealed for information about a bronze female figure by Elena Panknin stolen during an exhibition opening in Mitte between 31 August and 1 September 2022. The signed sculpture is about 60cm tall and numbered 1. Its whereabouts were sought at the release date.

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Art theftElena Panknin

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

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