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Polke Painting Stolen From His Studio

Published: September 22, 2009
COLOGNE, Germany—German painter Sigmar Polke didn’t notice it at first, but one of his paintings was stolen — not from a museum or gallery but from his own studio.

The missing work, Untitled—Oil on Drape (1969), has never been exhibited, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. A Düsseldorf art shipper was offered the work at a low price and contacted Polke, who then discovered it was missing. Police say the painting could have been stolen only by someone who had access to the studio.

Read more at Artforum.

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