The key facts
- Six Picasso engravings were stolen from the Amandier restaurant in Mougins on the night of October 2 to 3
- On November 3, gendarmes found all six works in several locations in the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Seven people have been detained; their involvement is being established; the engravings are to be returned to the owner
Stolen engravings found a month after the theft
French gendarmes have found six stolen engravings by Pablo Picasso with a total value of more than 100,000 euros. This was reported by the radio station ici, citing the gendarmerie; the discovery was also covered by Life.ru. The theft took place at the Amandier restaurant in the commune of Mougins in the south of France on the night of October 2 to 3: according to media reports, the perpetrators acted as a trio and spent about 15 minutes on the robbery before fleeing with the artworks.
How the operation unfolded
The investigation lasted about a month. During a police operation on November 3, gendarmes discovered the stolen works in several locations in the Alpes-Maritimes department; according to the gendarmerie, all six engravings were found in excellent condition. Seven people have been detained as part of the case — the circumstances of their possible involvement in the theft are being established. The recovered works are planned to be returned to their lawful owner.
Context: another recovered Picasso painting
This is not the first such discovery in France recently: earlier, as reported by Life.ru, police found a stolen Picasso painting depicting Marie-Thérèse Walter valued at up to 15 million euros. The canvas was discovered during an operation against drug traffickers in the home of a relative of one of the suspects; along with it, about 20 kilograms of cannabis, luxury items and cash were seized. The investigation established that the painting had previously been stolen by an employee of a Paris storage facility. Notably, it was in Mougins that Picasso spent the last years of his life until his death.
