The artwork stolen is worth about $2 million USD. The robbers disguised themselves as visitors and then drew pistols and robbed the museum. They stole more than they could fit in their van so they had to leave behind some of the art they stole. No arrests have been made and there are no suspects. This is not a typical story you hear coming out of Africa, but South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world and it is now evident that no possession of quality is off limits.
Above is one of the stolen paintings. It was painted in 1931 by Irma Stern and it is called Fishing Boats
This is quite sad, that someone would take away from such a culture-rich building. It's also quite stupid that they could steal more than they could carry out. And to hear that South Africa has one of the highest crime rates is saddening.
ReplyDeleteThey actually found the art 2 days ago, in a graveyard of all places
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