Masterpiece Stolen from National Museum
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GLORIA (Orbis 4 April 2002) — An Athretvar masterpiece worth up to 5 million Athretvar Ƀitcoin has been taken from the National Museum of Art (NMA) in Gloria, amid speculation that it may have been stolen on the order of a private collector.
The small oil painting entitled "Hungry Cat", is by Subo Figgs, an Athretvar painter from Cantos d'Aves whose mastery of light and shade has drawn comparisons with Rembrandt and Walt Disney.
It was stolen in the middle of the night from the Modern Art Hall of the National Museum of Art in the northern Opera District of Gloria earlier this morning.
The painting, completed in 1939, would be hard to resell in Athretvari because of stringent controls on stolen art works, but the thieves may try to off-load it on Orbis's notorious blackmarket, experts said.
Or it may have been stolen to order by a Bond-style criminal mastermind, one art historian at the NMA speculated.
"It may have been taken on the orders of a very rich, passionate art lover who wants to have it for himself, a bit like the head of Spectre in the 007 films," said Claus von Burns, an expert on Subo Figgs.
Victor Scarbo, a well-known Athretvar art critic, said the painting was "a monumental work and national treasure" that would be worth between five and six million Athretvar Ƀitcoin.
The theft is being investigated by officers from a specialist unit of the ADF Gendarmerie police force.
The heist of the painting has shocked the nation, the museum’s curator said. "This precious painting is part of the cultural heritage of Athretvari," said Jon Carlos Mozilla. "The theft has affected not just the museum but the whole country."
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