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Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Monet thief sentenced
2nd July 2010© PD
The Plage de Pourville is valued at USD 7 mln
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41-year old Robert Z. pleaded guilty to the theft at Poznan court, adding that while he had no excuses for his actions, he hoped that the court would “give him a chance”.
“I’m terribly ashamed of what I have done. This incident should never have happened,” he told the prosecutor.
He also confessed to the court that he had thought long and hard about stealing the picture, ‘Plage de Pourville’, for years after having fallen in love with it.
The painting, which has been valued at around USD 7 mln, was on display in Poznan’s National ...
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