$400k Art Theft in Colorado

[Randy]

$400,000 Art Theft in Colorado, Rodin Museum Nixes Canary Islands Outpost, and More: Morning Links for January 5, 2023

Here’s what we’re reading this morning.

www.artnews.com

Police in Boulder, Colorado said that they are seeking tips on the theft of five paintings—valued at more than $400,000—from a truck parked at a hotel in the city last month. The purloined pieces include a small bullfight scene by Elaine de Kooning and a sizable pastoral landscape by Jane Freilicher. (You can see images of all the works on Boulder’s rather handsome official website.) The theft is said to have taken place during the evening of December 14, with someone or someones cutting a lock on the vehicle and making off with the art and various tools.

Thoughts?

 

[PGen98]

If you're going to be transporting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of art, maybe spare a few more to hire a security firm?

 

[Nebulous]

If you're going to be transporting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of art, maybe spare a few more to hire a security firm?