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I dont know if some of you would find this interesting, but today I was reading in the Los Angeles Time that Picasso Etchings were stolen from the Erotic Museum in Hollywood. I dont know if any of you have heard of it, it just opened January of 2004. I've been there before and I've seen the piece.
I still dont understand how something like that could happen. How can someone just walk in take the piece and walk out with out anyone noticing it? I'm guessing it was an inside job, just like many other pieces that have been stolen in the past.
Picasso has always been famous and all, but this is going to make his art work even more valuable.
I still dont understand how something like that could happen. How can someone just walk in take the piece and walk out with out anyone noticing it? I'm guessing it was an inside job, just like many other pieces that have been stolen in the past.
Picasso has always been famous and all, but this is going to make his art work even more valuable.
LOS ANGELES Police searched Friday for a thief who stole a valuable etching by Pablo Picasso from a Hollywood museum showcasing erotic art.
The etching, titled "Block 1664," was created by Picasso in his last years as part of his Suite 347 series, said Lisa Strouss, spokeswoman for The Erotic Museum, where the piece was displayed. The artwork measures just 4-by-5 inches and is "very explicit and erotic," said Mark Volper, the museum's chief financial officer.
The thief entered the museum around 7 p.m. Tuesday and spoke with the cashier and guards before stuffing the etching under his oversized jacket, Volper said. The man then "eluded cameras by zigzagging through the museum at odd angles so his face could not be recorded," Strouss said.
The theft was discovered Wednesday by staff doing morning rounds, Volper said.
"We have kind of recreated the whole movement of this person from the time he entered the door of the museum," Volper said. "He was probably here one or two times before to check it out."
"Block 1664," which was donated to the museum for its January opening, depicts the 15th century tale of La Celestina, a story of courtesans and orgies. It was not published until after Picasso's death, Volper said.
The museum, which displays erotic art to educate the public about the history of human sexuality, is offering several thousand dollars for the etching's safe return. Volper said police have asked him not to disclose the value of the artwork while the investigation continues.
The etching, titled "Block 1664," was created by Picasso in his last years as part of his Suite 347 series, said Lisa Strouss, spokeswoman for The Erotic Museum, where the piece was displayed. The artwork measures just 4-by-5 inches and is "very explicit and erotic," said Mark Volper, the museum's chief financial officer.
The thief entered the museum around 7 p.m. Tuesday and spoke with the cashier and guards before stuffing the etching under his oversized jacket, Volper said. The man then "eluded cameras by zigzagging through the museum at odd angles so his face could not be recorded," Strouss said.
The theft was discovered Wednesday by staff doing morning rounds, Volper said.
"We have kind of recreated the whole movement of this person from the time he entered the door of the museum," Volper said. "He was probably here one or two times before to check it out."
"Block 1664," which was donated to the museum for its January opening, depicts the 15th century tale of La Celestina, a story of courtesans and orgies. It was not published until after Picasso's death, Volper said.
The museum, which displays erotic art to educate the public about the history of human sexuality, is offering several thousand dollars for the etching's safe return. Volper said police have asked him not to disclose the value of the artwork while the investigation continues.
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