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#49. A Bunch of Expensive Art Gets "Stolen" From Two Cali Collectors

#49. A Bunch of Expensive Art Gets "Stolen" From Two Cali Collectors

Stolen:
Joan Miro: "Le Grand Ordinateur"; "La Captive"; "La Femme aux Bijoux"; "Le Dandy"
G.H. Rothe: "Colts"; "America's Pride"; "Experiment"; "Night"; and a signed lithograph
Rembrandt: "St. Jude Praying";"Woman Making Water"
Auguste Rodin: "Untitled"
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: "Female"
Jackson Pollock: "Untitled"
Henri Matisse: "#268"; "#281"; "#214"; and "#15"
Vincent van Gogh: "Peasant Woman"
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Year: September 2009
Worth: $80 Million

Dr. Ralph Kennaugh and Angelo Amadio reported the theft of millions of dollars of artwork on Sept. 25, 2009 from their home, but the actual heist isn't as interesting as the story that follows it: as the case unfolded it appeared that some of the most expensive artwork was uninsured. When the sheriff's department announced that the victims were suspects in the case, Kennaugh and Amadio sued the sheriff's department for defamation. If the theft was real, it's one of the biggest thefts from a private residence. It could also have been a lame attempt at insurance fraud.

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    Steven February 18th, 2011 at 04:04 AM

    First off this is a pretty terrible article, its is interesting but some one who reads this article will most likely want to hear what happened to the painting, how it was stole or how the authority's have no idea wtf happened. Instead this article is a complete let down it says the very lest amount about each heist possible and a in a few case nothing about the heist at all. Secondly, who gave the writer of this article this list of heist? because its utterly uninteresting these are some of the lamest heist I've ever heard off and as someone who is pretty well verst in art history I have to say check your facts some of these aren't even true.

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    dr.octogon February 19th, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    While I agree with your sentiment Steven, you have the spelling and grammer of someone severely mentally challenged.

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      Big Red Machine February 19th, 2011 at 02:04 PM

      While I agree with you, doctor, I must point out that you spelled GRAMMAR wrong. That might be the funniest shit I have seen in a while. Irony is a bitch.

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    LFMAO@dr.octogon December 11th, 2011 at 04:58 AM

    LMFAO @ dr.octogon What a fucking fail OMG you must feel so stupid right now!

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