Thieves Fire Shots in Botched Attempt to Steal Monet

August 18 2021

Picture: Zaans Museum

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Worrying news from the Netherlands that armed thieves tried to steal a Monet from the Zaans Museum in Zaandam on Sunday morning. Although shots were fired, reports suggest that museum staff and bystanders intervened and the crooks left empty handed. No one was hurt, fortunately.

Monet's The Voorzaan and the Westerhem was purchased by the museum in 2015 for €1.16m. The work has been removed from display amidst speculation that the work has been damaged.

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