DEN HAAG - Sedam vrijednih slika ukradeno je iz Kunsthala u Rotterdamu, muzeja koji među ostalima izlaže Picassa, Van Gogha, Duchampsa i Mondriana, objavila je danas nizozemska policija.
"Tijekom noći je provaljeno i nekoliko slika velike vrijednosti je odneseno", rekla je glasnogovornica policije Patricia Wessels.
Police guard the cordoned off perimeter as three markings, left, are seen on a door after fingerprints were taken by forensic experts at Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. Several paintings have been stolen from a museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam that was exhibiting works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Vincent van Gogh. At least several paintings were stolen early Tuesday morning from the Kunsthal museum , but their names have not yet been released. They are believed to include at least one by Henri Matisse, the 1919 "Reading Girl." (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Ukradene slike dio su privatne kolekcije Triton Foundation od 150 umjetničkih djela koja su izložena javnosti u sklopu proslave 20. godišnjice muzeja, javlja AFP.
Među ukradenim slikama su Picassova "Tete d'Arlequin", Paula Gauguina "Femme Devant une Fenetre Ouverte, dite La Fiancee" i Henryja Matissea "La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune".
Glasnogovornica je rekla da istražuju tko je, kako i kada ušao u muzej.