From the New York Art Gallery, located in Manhattan, the original painting by the famous artist Salvador Dali was stolen. This painting is called Don Juan Tenorio. The most interesting thing is that the painting, worth about 150 thousand dollars, was taken out of the museum at rush hour, literally in front of the security guard.
This incident occurred on Tuesday, June 19, but it became known about it only 3 days later - on the 22nd. The first person to know about the theft of the painting by Salvador Dali is Adam Lindeman, the owner of an art gallery on Madisson Avenue. He reported to the police as soon as he discovered the loss of the painting.
It is very curious that the criminal managed to take the canvas out of the hall on the 3rd floor, and at the very rush hour, and even in the presence of a security officer. According to one version, it happened like this: a young man approached the canvas and asked the security guard for permission to photograph the painting. The security officer refused him, and then he had to immediately be distracted by another visitor. Seizing the moment, the kidnapper put the painting in a shopping bag and then fled from the scene of the crime.
There is another version: as reported by the New York Post, the thief told the guard that he wanted to photograph the work of art. The guard, in turn, did not object, but asked not to use the flash, after which he was distracted by another visitor. And the thief calmly took off the canvas, put it in his bag and disappeared.
Nevertheless, the intruder was clearly recorded by the video surveillance cameras installed in the gallery. The footage shows that he was wearing a plaid shirt and entered the art gallery with a black bag. After a while, the criminal again came under the attention of the cameras - this time he was holding a bag in which, no doubt, there was already a picture. It was clear from the outline of the bag. "The police are still looking for the robber" - reports the BBC.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that paintings by Spanish artists have been stolen this year. In January 2012, the criminals who stole three paintings from the Athens Art Gallery acted with less cynicism, but the technical training was quite high. The thieves turned off the alarm and broke into the metal door. Having penetrated inside the gallery, the attackers stole 3 canvases, one of which was “The Head of a Woman” by Pablo Picasso.
The second stolen exhibit was a 1905 painting by Mondrian's hand, depicting a mill by the river. He was one of the founders of abstract painting. His canvas was kept by the Greek collector Alexandros Pappas. Later, in 1963, the painting was bought from a collector and presented to the gallery.
