The work, drawn in quill pen and black ink, was signed on the back by the artist
Posted on 08/15/2011 6:30:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Rembrandt drawing, valued at $250,000 (£153,625), has been taken from a hotel in California in a "well thought-out, well-executed theft", police have said.
The piece, called The Judgement, was taken from an exhibition at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey, a Los Angeles County Sheriff spokesman said.
It was stolen on Saturday between 22:20 and 22:35 local time when a curator was distracted by a guest, he added.
Police are studying surveillance video from the hotel.
The Dutch master's quill pen and black ink drawing, which dates back to about 1655, was part of an exhibition at the hotel staged by San Francisco gallery The Linearis Institute.
"When the curator turned back to the Rembrandt, it was gone," said police spokesman Steve Whitmore.
He said the Ritz-Carlton had "some of the best hotel security in the business".
"We're confident that our leads and the surveillance video will help us solve this," he added.
The work measures approximately 11 in by 6 in (28 cm by 15 cm) and was signed on the back by the artist.
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The work, drawn in quill pen and black ink, was signed on the back by the artist
Apologies. I mistook it for a complimentary postcard.
I promise to return it.
“distracted by a guest”..... police need to sit that guest down for a good long time whilst they pore over his or her telephone and internet records.
You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!
They need to search the hotel!
It was 11”x6”, so somebody may have mistaken it for a hand towel...............
Heck...It’ll fit in a computer, book, magazine..or up your sleeve.
They need to look for this guy.................
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