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30 Million Art Heist at Stockholm Museum. Auguste Renoir , La Conversation, 1878, oil on canvas , Nationalmuseum , Stockholm. Auguste Renior , Jeune Parisienne, 1870, oil on canvas , 40 x 32 cm (15.74 x 15.59”), Nationalmuseum , Stockholm.
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Auguste Renoir, La Conversation, 1878, oil on canvas, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Auguste Renior, Jeune Parisienne, 1870, oil on canvas, 40 x 32 cm(15.74 x 15.59”), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Self-portrait, signed and dated R[HL] 1630, 15 x 12.2 cm (5.9 x 4.8”), oil on copper, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
"This was professional work," he said. "It looks like a case where someone ordered them to steal the paintings - a contract job. It's not going to be easy to sell these paintings on the open market, so it must have been someone who just wanted the paintings for their own sake.“ Police Inspector Thomas Johansson
Ylva Johansson said "Conversation" was worth 50 million kronor ($4.8 million), Renoir's "Young Parisian" worth 30 million kronor ($2.9 million) and a self-portrait by Rembrandt worth 290 million kronor ($28 million). The robbery was "very professionally planned and carried out", she saidYlva Johansson said "Conversation" was worth 50 million kronor ($4.8 million) Renoir's "Young Parisian" worth 30 million kronor ($2.9 million) and a self-portrait by Rembrandt worth 290 million kronor ($28 million).
The Rembrandt portrait today is behind glass and bolted to the wall.
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