TheftJune 29, 2012

Dalí Watercolor Stolen from a New York Gallery

The work entitled A Cartel des Don Juan Tenorio by Spanish artist Salvador Dalí was stolen on June 19 from a Manhattan gallery.

Painted in 1949, the watercolor is worth an estimated 150,000.00 USD, or around 95,000.00 euros.

According to the authorities in charge of the investigation, surveillance camera images captured the person suspected of the robbery; a man between the ages of 35 and 45 who took the work down and then hid it inside a bag.

The surveillance camera images show the suspect leaving the gallery with a package.

Dalí Watercolor Stolen from a New York Gallery
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