I just read about the robbery at the Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and was fascinated that this could happen in this day and age.
It was reported that a broken alarm system was the culprit that assisted thieves in stealing not only a priceless Picasso and Matisse and other works of art totaling 5 in all.
I wonder what they will do with the stolen work. It is estimated that the lone thief got away with over a 100 million dollars worth of paintings.
It’s troubling to contemplate that there are individuals that have the nerve to pull off a major theft of art work. It is also just as disturbing to imagine there is an underground market for this bounty. In the past art thieves have not been successful in getting buyers for their heist. Authorities do believe that it will be difficult to sell these very high profile pieces.
Who are these individuals that would want and buy stolen art work? How sad to want something so bad that you would consider doing something illegal. Not only is it illegal but these greedy and selfish individuals who participate in the thefts end up depriving many others from having the experience to view great art work in a public setting. Art works in museums are for the masses.
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