Eight signed paintings, including two by the master of the outrenoir Pierre Soulages, were stolen by burglars from a British woman living in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.
The theft took place on the night of Monday to Tuesday, according to the police source which confirms information from LCI. The owner of the paintings had left a window open during her sleep. They also stole jewelry and cash, for a total loot estimated between one and two million euros, we learned Wednesday from a police source. The brigade for the repression of banditry (BRB) of the Paris judicial police was seized of the investigation.
Pierre Soulages, who celebrated his 100th birthday in December, is particularly known for his outrenoir, a universe imagined in 1979 when he turned to complete black, focusing on contrast, between smooth and streaks, mat and shiny and black. and light.
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