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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Two million dollars worth of Paul Cezanne impressionist paintings stolen from Pavillion Vendome in Aix-en-Provence, France, marking the seventh major art theft in southern France in two years. Insured for $2 million; museum ready to pay ransom fearing sale to private collector.
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (AP) Two million dollars worth of borrowed paintings by French impressionist Paul Cezanne were stolen yesterday in southern France's seventh major art theft in two years.
With police admitting they have scarcely a clue in the latest haul, a spokesman for the Pavillion Vendome, which was showing the paintings, indicated it is ready to pay ransom to get them back.
They were insured for 10 million francs ($2 million).
The Pavillion Vendome spokesman said the masterpieces, most of them borrowed from Americans and others for exhibit in this ancient city where Cezanne was born, are so well known that no reputable dealer would buy them.
He expressed fears that the thieves might try to peddle them to a collector who would buy them for his own secret pleasure.
Police said the theft had all the trademarks of a band of professionals. It was even more daring than that at St. Tropez a month ago when burglars got away with paintings worth $2 million from an unguarded museum by backing a truck up to the door. No trace has been found of these.
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Aix En Provence, France
Event Date
Yesterday
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paintings stolen; insured for 10 million francs ($2 million); pavillion vendome ready to pay ransom; no clues from police; compared to st. tropez theft a month ago with $2 million paintings stolen, no trace found.
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Two million dollars worth of borrowed paintings by French impressionist Paul Cezanne were stolen from Pavillion Vendome in Aix-en-Provence, southern France's seventh major art theft in two years. The masterpieces, mostly borrowed from Americans and others for exhibit in Cezanne's birthplace, are well-known. Police have scarcely a clue; theft shows trademarks of professionals, more daring than St. Tropez incident a month ago. Spokesman fears thieves may sell to private collector.