Paintings- Lost & Found

This painting by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen on 21st August, 1911.

It was again returned to Louvre museum, Paris back on 30th December, 1913.

The robbers were caught while making dealings with buyers.

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Thirteen works by Vermeer, Rembrant and Manet were stolen from the museum. Many of the works have not been retrieved. The frames of those paintings still hang empty as a reminder of the theft. 

The theft took place on 18th March, 1990. Above is the painting by Rembrant.

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Two thieves broke in through the roof of the museum in Amsterdam and stole two paintings by Van Gough. Dutch police convicted two men in December 2003, but did not recover the paintings. 

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Thieves managed to evade CCTV cameras, alarms and 24-hour patrols to snatch the paintings (including above by Picasso). They were found the next day rolled into a tube that had been stuffed behind a public toilet. A note was attached claiming the motive was to highlight poor security in the gallery. 

The theft took place in April 2003.

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Two men joined a public tour of the Duke of Buccleuch's home before overpowering a guide and snatching the painting. The painting was recovered on Oct. 4, 2007, when police raided the premises of Glasgow law firm Boyds. No one has been charged with its theft. 

The theft took place in August 2003.

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 Two paintings including "The scream" were stolen by three men in a daylight raid. The paintings were recovered nearly two years later. In February 1994, four men stole another version of the famous painting. It was recovered on May 7, 1994. The theft took place in August 2004.

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 Two Picasso paintings and a drawing were stolen from home of the artist's granddaughter in an overnight robbery. Police later recovered the art when the thieves tried to sell it. 

The theft took place in February 2007.

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 A painting by Pablo Picasso valued, along with one by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari valued at $5 million to $6 million, were stolen by three burglars using a crowbar and a car jack. The paintings were later found. 

The theft took place in December 2007.

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A lone thief stole five paintings in a brazen overnight heist, including the above by Picasso.

This is a recent theft which occurred on 10th May, 2010.

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' Worth a read '

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Paintings by M. F. hussain

Hussain, though may be eccentrically inclined to his defiance, his search for beauty, and his love for paintings, but nevertheless has a style statement of his own.

Bare foot. White beard. Paintbrush as walking stick.

n what else- the fastest car, Buggati as his ride.

way to go.

He is called the 'Picasso' of India. unfortunately he is now, no longer an indian citizen. He was on  a self-imposed exile from India, and later start of 2010 was offered a ' Qatar citizenship' , which he accepted.

The master inspires.

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"The Elephant vanishes" Review by Wasif Ahmad

'The Elephant vanishes' by Haruki Murakami

This is a collection of short stories, Japan, being the place of fictional events and happenings. This was my first read of this novelist and I found his writing way too unique. 

The imagery and the minute details which he has brought about is commendable. He works his way as a magician and brings alive each word of his book playing their part in the minds of the reader.

One thing which I have noticed in his style is his open ends. Some might loathe him for not putting a full stop to culminate his stories (metaphorically), but at the same time, he, so wittingly embraces the reader so as to give their own ending.

Take for example ' The wind-up bird and Tuesday's woman'; now this story- i found a bit odd, but on other measures bit intriguing. The story revolves around a woman calling a man asking him to spare a few minutes on phone, to which he refuses and finally becomes restless. Realises he should have listened to the woman. She never calls. No mention of the woman hereafter by the author. Reader is left searching for strings!

Author, then takes away the story up to a wind-up bird in a veranda of an old dilapidated house in search of his cat. He leaves a lot of open ends and a confused reader.

But his style shows reality, for not every day are we able to put full stops in our daily incidents or for that matter give a concluding note to our events- and thus he takes a tint of reality in his fiction. keeps the reader to keep searching for clues to make full a story.

All in all, this novelist provides a good read, and provides an escapade from the status quo.

Haruki Murakami has 11/1 odds in winning the 2010 nobel prize for literature.

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/haruki-murakami-has-111-odds-to-win-2010-nobel-prize-in-literature_b12771

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