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| Stolen Drtikol Photograph Found in the United States |
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Helena Koenigsmarkova, head of Prague´s Museum of Decorative Arts, displays the Wave, a precious print of a picture of a nude woman by photographer Frantisek Drtikol (1883-1961), which was returned by the Czech police to the museum in Prague Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The print was stolen earlier this month by a thief whose identity remains unknown. Police say it was offered to be auctioned at a gallery in California. The gallery owner Joseph Bellow contacted the London-based Art Loss Register, which informed police investigators. The print, which was insured for 1,25 million Czech crowns (US$71,500) was transported from London to Prague Wednesday. AP Photo/CTK, Vit Simanek.
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PRAGUE (AP).- Police say a print by famed Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol stolen from a Prague museum was found in California.
The print of Drtikol's 1925 female nude "The Wave" disappeared March 13 from the Museum of Decorative Arts in the Czech capital.
Police spokeswoman Eva Kropacova says it was offered to be sold at a gallery in California. Kropacova says the gallery owner Joseph Bellows contacted the London-based Art Loss Register, which informed police investigators.
The print, which was insured for 1,25 million koruna ($71,500) was transported from London to Prague Wednesday.
Police declined to give any detail about a suspect who remains at large.
Prague museum has 10 prints of the photograph, including the one Drtikol marked "the final."
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
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Today's News
March 31, 2011
Alte Pinakothek Celebrates 175th Anniversary with a Series of Blockbuster Exhibitions
Public Art Fund Presents Rob Pruitt's Monument to the Father of Pop Art: Andy Warhol
Exhibition Devoted to the Work Made in the '70s by Elizabeth Murray at the Pace Gallery
Christie's in London to Sell Portrait by British Artist Lucian Freud, Eye on Russian Market
Exhibition of New Work by Spanish Artist Angela de la Cruz at Lisson Gallery
Exhibition at Jacquemart-André Museum Evokes the Private World of the Caillebotte Brothers
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Exhibition of New Photographs by German Artist Andreas Gefeller at Hasted Kraeutler
A New Project by The Fourth Height Art Group at Pobeda Gallery in Moscow
Icons of Photography: Treasures from the Karin and Lars Hall Collection Opens in Oslo
The Studio Museum in Harlem Opens Spring Exhibitions with Stephen Burks: Man Made
Malaysia Christians to Preserve Five Thousand Bibles 'Defaced' Defaced by Authorities
Smithsonian American Art Museum to Create Education Center and Expand Program
RM Auctions Presents Stunning Bertone Collection at Ville d'Este
Harper Montgomery, One of the Nation's Leading Experts in Latin American Art, to Join Hunter College
Stolen Drtikol Photograph Found in the United States
Record for Any Paul Gauguin Print Sold at Auction Established Today at Sotheby's
Exhibition of Paintings and Works on Paper by Richard Prince at Gagosian Gallery in Paris
City of Cologne will Receive a Spectacular Gift from the Bequest of Irene Ludwig
Hundreds of British Arts Organizations Feel the Sting of Government's Funding Cuts
Living Legend of the International Avant-Garde, Yayoi Kusama, at Gagosian in Rome
A Celebration of the Skill of Emerging Victorian Artists at the National Gallery of Victoria
Keats Love Letter to Return to Keats House Following Successful City of London Corporation Bid
Frank Miller's 1986 Dark Knight Batman & Robin Splash Page to Be Offered at Heritage Auctions
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