2 Masterpieces Lacking From Swiss Museum Put up Hearth

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The museum mentioned in a press release that “inside searches stay unsuccessful”. (File)

Geneva:

A number one Swiss artwork museum mentioned Tuesday that two 17th century work had gone lacking after tons of of artworks have been moved attributable to a small hearth final August.

Zurich’s Kunsthaus museum mentioned that it had reported the disappearance of the works, two small work by Flemish painter Robert van den Hoecke and Dutch Golden Age artist Dirck de Bray, to police.

The museum defined that greater than 700 works had been taken right down to be cleaned and restored after a hearth broke out within the constructing in a single day on August 3, 2022.

Because the starting of 2023, two of these items have been “untraceable,” Kunsthaus mentioned in a press release.

“Inner searches remained unsuccessful,” it mentioned, including that “since theft can now not be dominated out, Kunsthaus filed a criticism with police on January 13.”

The museum mentioned it was aiding the police of their investigation and that it was hopeful the 2 works, each painted on oak and framed and lined with a glass sheet, could be discovered undamaged.

The works have now been listed within the Artwork Loss Register, the world’s largest database of misplaced and stolen artwork, the museum mentioned, including that it had additionally launched its personal investigation.

“Almost three-quarters of our inventory of work and sculptures are long-term loans or particular person donations,” museum chief Ann Demeester, mentioned within the assertion.

“That works are at the moment lacking regardless of important safety measures has left us shaken,” she mentioned, including that the museum had arrange a disaster crew to handle the scenario.

“Past recuperating the work, the purpose is to attract classes from this unlucky incident.”

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