The most brazen theft took place in Moscow
Russian police are investigating a "strange" case of theft of a work of art from a gallery in Moscow. Security camera in the gallery room, recorded a man grabbing a painting by the famous painter Archip Quinji and disappearing. The theft took place on Sunday morning at the Tretyakov Gallery in front of the surprised eyes of the visitors.
According to Russian authorities, the perpetrator - a 31-year-old man with a criminal record who has been arrested - had accomplices who helped him remove the work of art from the building.
According to RT, the painting "Ai-Petri. Crimea ", valued at 12 million rubles (about $ 182.000), was located 24 hours later during a police operation on an abandoned construction site outside the capital.
Quinji, a Russian painter of Greek descent, created his works during the 19th and 20th centuries. He was distinguished for the way he depicted landscapes on canvas.