Prized works by Czech painter Emil Filla stolen

"Four of Filla’s works were stolen in the early morning hours from the Peruc Chateau, located about 50 km northwest of Prague, which houses a permanent exhibition of Filla’s works and where the artist spent several years after the second world war. According to Alica Stefancikova, the exhibition’s curator, the alarm system, which is directly connected to the Peruc police station, sounded at 4:04am on Friday morning. Although police arrived at the chateau within ten minutes, the thieves had already fled the scene."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  The Art Newspaper
On:  11/26/11
Website:  http://www.theartnewspaper.com

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