Le pigeon aux petits pois
| English: Pigeon with Green Peas | |
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| Artist | Pablo Picasso |
| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65 cm × 54 cm (26 in × 21 in) |
| Location | Missing after theft from Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 2010 |
Le pigeon aux petit pois (The Pigeon with Green Peas)[1] is a 1911 painting by Pablo Picasso.[2] It was one of five paintings stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris on 20 May 2010, which together are worth about €100 million ($123 million).
The thief and his sponsor were found the following year, and the latter has declared that he was seized by panic after a police raid and a phone call by the police, and put the painting in a rubbish container. However the police doubt that assertion.[3][4]
See also
- List of famous stolen paintings
References
- ↑ "Five masterpieces stolen from Paris modern art museum". BBC News Online. 20 May 2010.
- ↑ "PHOTOS: Theft at Paris Museum of Modern Art". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ↑ Nathaniel Herzberg (2012-05-15), "A la recherche du butin perdu", Le Monde
- ↑ "'Art Heist of the Century' in Paris - Pilfered Paintings: Five Famous Art Heists Through History - TIME.com". TIME.com.
