Magritte Painting Stolen At Gunpoint

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BBC NewsMagritte painting stolen at gunpointguardian.co.ukTwo men, one armed with what appeared to be a pistol, stole Magritte's 1948 painting Olympia. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters A painting by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte was stolen from a small Brussels museum this morning by two ...Magritte Painting Nabbed From Brussels Museum in Broad DaylightFOXNewsArmed thieves steal Magritte painting in daylight raidTimes OnlineBelgium: thieves make off with Magritte paintingThe Associated PressABC Online -BBC News -Telegraph.co.ukall 106 news articles »

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