A Pablo Picasso drawing worth more than $200,000 was taken from a San Francisco art gallery on Tuesday in a brazen midday theft, according to local media reports.
The pencil drawing, titled "Tête de Femme" (Head of a Woman), was hanging just inside the Weinstein Gallery on Geary Street in San Francisco. A well-dressed man wearing dark glasses entered the gallery, grabbed the 10 5/8-by-8 1/4-inch drawing and fled the gallery into a waiting taxicab, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Police are asking for the public's help in recovering the art.
"We're hoping someone in the public might recognize this piece, if they see someone walking around with it or trying to sell it," police spokesman Albie Esparza told the Chronicle.
The piece will be hard to sell, art historian Sharon Flescher, of the International Foundation for Art Research, told the Chronicle.
"The legitimate collectors won't touch it," the paper quotes Flescher as saying.
"My goal is to keep this kind of work accessible to the public, and there’s always a risk to that,” Weinstein told the Examiner. He said security procedures would be reviewed so that policy does not have to be changed.
The Picasso was insured, but Weinstein told the Chronicle he is most worried about preserving the art itself.
"My greatest fear is that, with all this attention on it, the person will realize it's unsellable and will dispose of it in a less-than-proper manner," the Chronicle quotes him as saying.
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want to know who the H666LL Mctrollstein is NOW. You ppl don't relize you can ruin LIVES
What's going on jazz?
not banasy she would text me that question
If the thief ends up being other than hetero he should be charged with a hate crime.
@Jazzzzzzz: Problem? Trollie is Trollie. Not all things I write are meant to be blatant troll bait, but I guess that depends on if you take offense to what I say. I have a feeling I know what you disagree with, and you can feel free to not like it, but its nothing more than my loud mouth would tell you in conversation.
My self and some one else had a conversation. what he said sounded exactly like one of your posts. NOW he thinks I'm you spouting off our private conversation.
would you please clear the air as to the FACT I'm NOT you
For claiming that gays are more artsy than Str8s, a rediculous assumption.
Jazzzzzzz, I assumed you were mad about my s ex offender hunt blah blah. So what did you get blamed for stealing?
Trollie isnt a regular under a new name, Jazzzzzzz. But I had posted many things under random names before I decided to name myself. Mostly bait with some real points thrown in, much like now. Thats not to say I still dont change my name, Trollie has just become the base.
Base indeed.
Aww, thank you, Philip.
And dont think youre too smart, Phil, I choose the words I type.
*Facepalm*
As to the Picasso...
They're going to review the security policies? Huh?
How about starting by not hanging it by the exit?
Brilliant.
sorry trollie, big misunderstanding between myself and my friend pls forgive me.
ME TOo ! I type about doodoo because doodoo is very funny. Everyone likes to hear aboit doodoo and stuff. and boogers. just sayin.
@DotHead Ragneeshie:
Um, no. Not so much.
Jazzzzzz, you have to control your stupid emotions. You always make a big deal out of nothing.