Art experts have suggested the robbers took advantage of a low-security museum
without knowing about the paintings or how difficult it can be to sell such
well-known stolen art works.
Cezanne’s painting alone was worth 100 million Swiss francs (£69 million) when
it was stolen. The other painting still missing is Degas’ “Ludovic
Lepic and his Daughter,” worth about 10 million francs.
The robbers took the first four paintings they reached when they raided the
museum shortly before closing time on a Sunday. Although the most valuable
painting was among the ones they took, they left behind the second most
precious picture in the room, Cezanne’s “Self Portrait with Palette,”
insured for 90 million francs (£61 million).
Source: AP
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