A Cavalier- Frans Van Mieris

On June 10, 2007, A Cavalier, a self portrait in oil on wood panel by Dutch Master Frans Van Mieris, was stolen from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The piece was stolen while the gallery was open for public viewing. The relatively small portrait measures 20 x 16 cm. Its value is estimated at over $1 million.

Theft from the Museu Chacara Do Céu, Rio De Janeiro

 

Salvador Dali, 1929, Two Balconies23.5 cm x 34.5 cm  

 

Henri Matisse, 1905, Luxembourg Garden40.5 cm x 32 cm  

 

Pablo Picasso, 1956, Dance 100 cm x 81 cm  

 

Claude Monet, 1880-1890, Marine
65 cm x 91 cm  

On February 24, 2006, about 4:00 PM, four works of art and other objects were stolen from the Museu Chacara do Céu, Rio de Janeiro, by four armed men. The value of the stolen items has not been estimated. 

 

 

 

Theft of Cezanne's View of Auvers-sur-Oise Cezanne

 

On December 31, 1999, during the fireworks that accompanied the celebration of the millennium, a thief broke into the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England and stole Cezanne’s landscape painting View of Auvers-sur-Oise. Valued at £3 million, the painting has been described as an important work illustrating the transition from early to mature Cezanne painting.

Theft of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Murals

In July 2002, two oil paintings by Maxfield Parrish were stolen during a burglary of a gallery in West Hollywood, California. The paintings are two panels from a series commissioned for Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's 5th Avenue mansion in New York. The paintings were cut from their frames during the theft. The value of the two paintings is estimated at $4 million.

femme a la Corbeille - renoir

Period:	1819
Artist(s):	RENOIR
Technics:	PAINTING / OIL

Height:	47 cm
Width:	61 cm
Signature state:	LEGIBLE SIGNATURE
Materials:	CANVAS/COTTON/FABRIC/LINEN

Case happened in:

France

femme au chignon - COCTEAU

Period:	1957
Artist(s):	COCTEAU

Signature state:	LEGIBLE SIGNATURE
Materials:	CERAMIC

Case happened in:

France

bunch of wallflowers- NIVOULIES DE PIERREFORT

Height:	54 cm
Width:	62 cm
Signature state:	WITH SIGNATURE
Materials:	CANVAS/COTTON/FABRIC/LINEN

Case happened in:

France