Picasso painting stolen
Published on: 20-Dec-2007
Two paintings including one by iconic artist Picasso have been stolen in a daring dawn raid on a museum in Brazil.Police have confirmed that the Picasso entitled Portrait of Suzanne Bloche and The Coffee Worker by Brazilian Candido Portinari, were taken from the Museum of Art in Sao Paulo.
The pictures are said to be worth a combined total of around £252 million.
Portrait of Suzanne Bloch, painted in 1904 is one of the most valuable paintings in the museum.
Museum spokesman Eduardo Cosomano told the Associated Press news agency that it was difficult to say how much exactly both pictures were worth.
Officials have confirmed that after the robbery which took place at about 05:00 local time (07:00 GMT) the police shut down the museum to look for clues.
Tools were left behind by the robbers in the raid which lasted about three minutes and was caught on security cameras.
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