Thirty-three sketches and drawings made by Pablo Picasso from 1917-1924 were stolen from a first-floor unlocked case at the Picasso Museum in Paris, police announced Tuesday 9 June. The sketches are valued at $11 million and are believed to have disappeared between late Monday and early Tuesday. The museum is currently undergoing major renovation work and security is reportedly weak. BBC, afp/Google, Fre
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News story, GenevaLunch, 10 June 2009.
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Tags: art, France, paris, Picasso, Picasso Museum, sketches, stolen, theft
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