Theft at Dutch museum housing Picasso, Van Gogh: Police
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The 1898 painting 'Girl in Front of Open Window' by Paul Gaugain. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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The painting 'Waterloo Bridge, London' by Claude Monet. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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The 1919 painting 'Reading Girl in White and Yellow' by Henri Matisse. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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The 1901 painting 'Charing Cross Bridge, London' by Claude Monet. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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The 1971 painting 'Harlequin Head' by Pablo Picasso. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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The 2002 painting 'Woman with Eyes Closed' by Lucian Freud. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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The 1890 painting 'Self-Portrait' by Meyer de Haan. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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A white spot on the wall marks the spot of a stolen painting at Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Oct 16, 2012. Several paintings of considerable value were stolen from the museum where works by world-renowned 19th and 20th century artists including Picasso and Van Gogh hang, police said. -- PHOTO: AFP
The 1898 painting 'Girl in Front of Open Window' by Paul Gaugain. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
The painting 'Waterloo Bridge, London' by Claude Monet. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
The 1919 painting 'Reading Girl in White and Yellow' by Henri Matisse. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
The 1901 painting 'Charing Cross Bridge, London' by Claude Monet. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
The 1971 painting 'Harlequin Head' by Pablo Picasso. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
The 2002 painting 'Woman with Eyes Closed' by Lucian Freud. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
The 1890 painting 'Self-Portrait' by Meyer de Haan. It was one of several paintings of considerable value which were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AP
A white spot on the wall marks the spot of a stolen painting at Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Oct 16, 2012. Several paintings of considerable value were stolen from the museum where works by world-renowned 19th and 20th century artists including Picasso and Van Gogh hang, police said. -- PHOTO: AFP
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Several paintings of considerable value were stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum where works by world-renowned 19th and 20th century artists including Picasso and Van Gogh hang, police said on Tuesday.
"There was a break-in during the night and a few paintings were taken that represent a considerable sum," Rotterdam police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels told AFP.
"A major investigation is underway and forensics are at the scene," she said, adding that "for several reasons we can't say yet which works are concerned or which artists." "We're investigating how they got access, what time it happened and who did it," Wessels said.
The museum is showing works from the Triton Foundation as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, including paintings by Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Marcel Duchamp and Piet Mondriaan, according to its website.
