Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Missing Munch lithograph, taken from the Oslo-based Kaare Berntsen Gallery’s collection this time.The loss of “Separation II” was discovered on 25 of June 2009, and believed to have occurred whilst they were moving premises. Although police have kept quiet about the missing Munch until now, they only confirmed it had been taken after NRK had published the story, having conducted a search in Interpol’s stolen art database. According to Interpol, the actual lithograph is coloured in Berlin-blue on cream-coloured, handmade Japan paper in a unique wooden frame. Approximately 47-48 centimetres high, and just over 66 to 66.5 centimetres wide, the lithograph has the artist’s signature in the lower right hand corner in pencil. Its value is estimated to be 2.5 million kroner, and it’s feared that it will be easier to sell than “History” because it isn’t unique.

http://theforeigner.no/pages/news/new-munch-lithograph-theft/

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