Brazilian Police Find
Picasso Print Stolen
From Sao Paulo Museum
RIO DE JANEIRO - The
Estacao Pinacoteca
museum's stolen print
"Minotaur, Drinker and
Women," by Spanish
artist Pablo Picasso,
was recovered Monday,
Brazilian police
announced.
The piece, which was
stolen from the Sao
Paulo museum on June 12,
was the last one of four
stolen artworks to be
recovered.
Brazilian police
launched an operation on
Aug. 15 to retrieve the
famed print. Three men
allegedly involved in
the heist have already
been detained and three
others have yet to be
arrested.
According to the police,
the thieves were not
hired by anyone for the
crime.
The museum's "Couple,"
printed by Lasar Segall,
"Women at the Window,"
printed by Emiliano Di
Cavalcanti were
recovered on Aug. 7, and
another Picasso print,
"The Painter and the
Model," was recovered on
July 18.
The four pieces, which
have a total value of
540,000 U.S. dollars,
were taken away in broad
daylight in the space of
10 minutes.
The crime was recorded
by the museum's security
cameras and the museum
has improved its
security supervision
after the heist.
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