Results for “monet”

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.

The Bührle Collection Robbery

In one of Europe's largest art robberies, armed men walked into the Bührle museum in Zurich in 2008 and took four Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces. Most were recovered within years.

The Marmottan Monet Theft

In 1985 armed robbers took nine works from the Marmottan, including Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise' — the painting that gave Impressionism its name. All were recovered five years later in Corsica.

Impression, Sunrise

The painting that gave Impressionism its name, stolen at gunpoint from the Marmottan in 1985 and recovered in Corsica in 1990.

Waterloo Bridge, London

A companion London bridge canvas taken in the 2012 Kunsthal heist and believed destroyed.

Le Pont d'Argenteuil

A Monet bridge scene associated with thefts from French collections, later recovered.

Charing Cross Bridge

One of Monet's London bridge series, taken in the 2012 Kunsthal Rotterdam heist and feared burned by a suspect's mother.

Musée Marmottan Monet

Holder of the world's largest Monet collection, robbed at gunpoint in 1985 of the painting that named Impressionism.

From Condos to Condos

Parma-geddon Averted: The Carabinieri Bring Three Masterpieces Home

The Man Who Punched a Monet

A man punched Claude Monet's 'Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat', tearing a hole through the canvas — later claiming he was protesting the European Union's influence on Ireland.

Fewer Seasons Left to Paint

An activist adhered a printed image of Monet's 'Poppy Field' transformed by a warmer climate onto its protective glazing, then glued a hand to the gallery wall.

Soup Season

Two activists from Riposte Alimentaire threw soup onto the protective glass of Monet's 'Le Printemps', demanding stronger action on climate and food security.