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# art heist

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# Ocean's 1990
An unsolved mystery: New video clue emerges 25 years after major Boston art heist
The FBI is confident it knows who the thieves are – but just can’t track them down.
# Oceans 14
A painting of a ballerina putting on her shoe - worth €6 million - has been stolen
The piece of art wasn’t insured. Ouch.
# news wrap
Lunchtime Fix: 6 things you need to know
Catch up as you refuel.
# Blue Suede Shoes
Lawyer fined €850 for wearing these blue runners in court
“I am scented, shaved and fresh,” Catalin Dancu told listeners at a courthouse in Romania.
# art heist
'Torched masterpieces' case shines spotlight on sleepy village
Next week sees the opening of a trial in Romania which features the curious case of a major art theft and the alleged burning of priceless paintings in a home stove.
# Netherlands
Dutch police arrest Romanian woman over art heist
The works stolen include Picasso’s “Tete d’Arlequin”, Monet’s “Waterloo Bridge” and Lucian Freud’s “Woman with Eyes Closed” – experts put the paintings’ value at between €100 and €200 million.
# art heist
Slideshow: The 7 masterpieces stolen from Dutch Kunsthal museum
Several paintings have been stolen from a museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, including works by Picasso, Matisse, and two by Monet.
# art heist
Art thieves steal 7 masterpieces from Dutch museum
Several paintings have been stolen from a museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, including works by Picasso, Matisse, and two by Monet.
# art heist
Stolen 'Rembrandt' dumped - but opens a whole new mystery...
Police recover stolen artwork – but are now questioning whether piece taken from art institute is a Rembrandt at all.