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Picasso sketchbook with 33 drawings stolen from Paris museum
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Pablo Picasso
A sketchbook containing drawings by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso valued at between 7 million and 10 million euros ($9.8 million and $14 million) was stolen from the Picasso Museum in Paris.
A police source described security as light and lacking in means. The museum, which is due to close this year for a two-year renovation programme, is planning to reinforce security measures, a source said.
The sketchbook contains about 30 drawings and was stolen either on Monday or Tuesday, during which time the museum was closed to the general public, without any break-in being registered at the museum, which is located in a 17th century baroque palace, police said.
It was kept in a first-floor exhibition room, in a glass case, that could only be opened using specific tools, the French culture ministry said on its Web site.
The sketchbook has a red varnished cover with the word "Album" inscribed on it in gold lettering, and measures 16 centimeters by 24 centimeters (6 inches by 9 inches). Picasso used the sketchbook between 1917 and 1924 when he was in his late 30s and early 40s.
The sketchbook contains about 30 drawings and was stolen either on Monday or Tuesday, during which time the museum was closed to the general public, without any break-in being registered at the museum, which is located in a 17th century baroque palace, police said.
It was kept in a first-floor exhibition room, in a glass case, that could only be opened using specific tools, the French culture ministry said on its Web site.
The sketchbook has a red varnished cover with the word "Album" inscribed on it in gold lettering, and measures 16 centimeters by 24 centimeters (6 inches by 9 inches). Picasso used the sketchbook between 1917 and 1924 when he was in his late 30s and early 40s.
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