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Monet fetches $43M for NY school

Going once, going twice ... sold for $43 million. Wednesday night in New York City, Christie's auctioned off Claude Monet's "Nympheas" and two other paintings inherited by the Hackley School for a combined total of more than $50 million.

 

Why do art thieves steal paintings they can’t sell?

On Tuesday, the art world reeled after the theft of seven valuable paintings from the Kunsthal gallery in Rotterdam. Before dawn, thieves broke into the museum and, in five minutes, made off with famous works by the likes of Picasso, Monet and Matisse.

 

Italy seizes secret stash of masterpieces

Italy seizes secret stash of masterpieces

Italian tax police say they have seized a secret stash of masterpieces from the disgraced founder of a collapsed dairy company.

 

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