Results for “gauguin”

Case

The Kunsthal Rotterdam Heist

In a two-minute raid in 2012, thieves took seven works — by Picasso, Monet, Matisse, Gauguin and Freud — from the Kunsthal. The mother of one suspect later claimed she burned them.

Case

The Whitworth Gallery Theft

Works by Van Gogh, Picasso and Gauguin taken from Manchester's Whitworth in 2003 were found days later behind a nearby public toilet, with a note claiming the point was to expose lax security.

Mishap

Gauguin Gets Caked

A woman smeared a freshly baked red velvet cake across the protective glass of Gauguin's 'Two Tahitian Women', declaring the artwork 'evil'.