A manor house located
in a quiet neighbourhood in the centre of Madrid has been the scene of the
major contemporary art theft occurred in Spain in recent decades: five
paintings worth in 30 million euros of the great Irish painter Francisco Bacon
who died in Madrid in 1992.
The thief took place
this last July and the police are investigating as quietly as possible the
whereabouts of this collection. They are looking for the works in and out of
Spain and although they still have not results, they believe that the paintings
haven’t left the country.
This works were from
J.B.C, a 59 years old friend of the painter and also, an art amateur who
received them in heritage after his death.
The blow was very fast
and quite. The authors of the theft take advantage of the absence for a few
hours of the owner from the house located in a heavily guarded area a few
meters from the Senate. Neither the keepers of the estate, of five heights, or the neighbours saw or heard anything. The thieves were able to disconnect the
alarm and for this, the security centre didn’t receive any notice so they
could walk through the house and take the five painting and other valuables
objects. Moreover, the police suspected that while the robbery was taking place,
other members of the band were watching the owner for tell if he returned home.
Police also guarded, without luck, Arco (the art fair that take place in Madrid and that suppose the home of dozens of galleries around
the world that attracts buyers from different nationalities) hoping to know
about some movement of the stolen paintings.
So the robbery was a work
of professionals: they don’t let any fingertip or loose ends to help track them
and also, for the planning.
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