Theft of The Weeping Woman from the National Gallery of Victoria
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The theft of The Weeping Woman from the National Gallery of Victoria took place on 2 August 1986 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The stolen work was one of a series of paintings by Pablo Picasso all known as The Weeping Woman and had been purchased by the gallery for A$1.6 million in 1985—at the time the highest price paid by an Australian art gallery for an artwork. A group calling itself "Australian Cultural Terrorists" claimed responsibility, making a number of demands (and insults) in letters to the then-Victorian Minister for the Arts, Race Mathews. The demands included increases to funding for the arts; threats were made that the painting would be destroyed. After an anonymous tip-off to police, the painting was found undamaged in a locker at Spencer Street railway station on 19 August 1986. The theft still remains unsolved.
The National Gallery of Victoria's Weeping Woman | |
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Artist | Pablo Picasso |
Year | 1937 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 55 cm × 46 cm (22 in × 18 in) |
Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |