Art theft

Two Dave the Chimp drawings stolen from Berlin exhibition

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Two Dave the Chimp drawings stolen from Berlin exhibition
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Two framed drawings on paper by Dave the Chimp were stolen from Friendly Capitalism Lounge between 30 and 31 December 2022. Human Bean No. 129 and No. 151 belonged to a series of eight works. Image: Berlin Police.

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

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