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Article: Foundation in Zurich robbed of 4 paintings Art theft may be largest ever in Europe
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- February 12, 2008
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Uta Harnischfeger The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
02-12-2008
Foundation in Zurich robbed of 4 paintings Art theft may be largest ever in Europe
Byline: Uta Harnischfeger The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 3
Section: NEWS
ZURICH --
Armed robbers stole four important paintings by Van Gogh, Monet, Degas and Cezanne from a museum in Zurich, the Swiss authorities announced Monday, in what they said might have been the largest art theft in Europe.
Three thieves, wearing dark clothes and ski masks, walked into the E.G. Buhrle Foundation, a private collection housed a couple of kilometers from the center of Zurich, around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, shortly before the museum ...