Yesterday good afternoon , four paintings were steal from theE.G. Buehrle Collectionin Switzerland in the largest art robbery in Switzerland ’s history . Three men in ski masks steal the painting at gunpoint at 4:30 p.m. , half an time of day before the museum ’s closing . The four paintings — Claude Monet ’s " Poppy Field at Vetheuil,“ Paul CÃ © zanne ’s " male child in the Red Waistcoat,“ Edgar Degas ' " Count Lepic and his Daughters,“ and Vincent van Gogh ’s " Blooming Chestnut Branches"—were steal so quickly ( only three minutes ) that the 15 visitors in the museum were not cognisant of the robbery until the alarms sounded . The larceny has drawn enormous medium attention , hide by theNew York Times , USA Today , andTime . There is a $ 900,000 reward for data leading to the recovery of the painting .
Today ’s " ˜Feel Art Again ' is a special art theft edition . We ’ll take a look at all four artists and their paintings . ( If you have n’t read them already , mark out the former posts onDegasandvan Gogh . )
1 . " Poppy Field at Vetheuil,“ Claude MonetClaude Monet started his aesthetic vocation in his adolescent while attending the Le Havre secondary schooling of the art . He would sell charcoal caricature for ten to twenty francs . His painting are now worth several millions of dollar and have been the target of artistic production thefts before . " Cliffs Near Dieppe" was stolen in 1998 , after which it was recovered , only to be stolen again this past August ; it is still missing . A larger interpretation of the painting is availablehere .
2 . " Boy in the Red Waistcoat,“ Paul CÃ © zanneBoth Matisse and Picasso are suppose to have remarked that Paul CÃ © zanne " is the father of us all,“ as his style bridged the col between Impressionism and Cubism . Although three alternative translation of " Boy in the Red Waistcoat" domiciliate in museums in the United States , the steal house painting is still worth about $ 100 million ( the majority of the value of the theft ) . Emil Georg Buehrle had take the patch to be " the signature painting of his accumulation . “ A larger version of the painting is availablehere .
3 . " Count Lepic and his Daughters,“ Edgar DegasUnlike most sept portraits , " Count Lepic and his Daughters" was not commissioned . Ludovic Lepic was a friend of the Impressionists and , as a carver , also display with them . Edgar Degas again paint the father and daughters in " Place de la Concorde . “ Degas honed his skill copying paintings at the Louvre , where he meet Édouard Manet . ( Claude Monet had also receive Manet during visits to the Louvre . ) A big version of the painting is availablehere .
4 . " Blooming Chestnut Branches,“ Vincent avant-garde Gogh"Blooming Chestnut Branches" was painted in Auvers - sur - Oise , where Camille Pissarro ( discussed in November ) and Paul CÃ © zanne had also solve . After van Gogh ’s death , the house painting passed into the hand of Dr. Paul Gachet , who had take attention of van Gogh and had hosted the creative person in Auvers - sur - Oise . A larger version of the painting is availablehere .
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