Book Weighing over 200kg Illustrated by Dalí and Cocteau Stolen in Auvergne
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The writing of Joseph Forêt's "Apocalypse" collection, of an "inestimable" value, was exhibited at the Karoutzos contemporary art centre in the city of Issoire. It disappeared on the night from Sunday to Monday, as did the video surveillance images.
The complete work weighs 210 kilograms. Of this total, 150 kilos correspond only to the cover sculpted by the Spanish surrealist genius,
Book weighing over 200kg illustrated by Dalí and Cocteau stolen in Auvergne
On the night of 4 to 5 October, the "Book of the Apocalypse", a 210‑kilo volume with works by Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Bernard Buffet, was stolen from an art centre in Issoire, Puy‑de‑Dôme.
A unique bronze cover of the book "Apocalypse" by the famous surrealist Salvador Dalí was stolen from a private museum in Issoire, central France, on Monday night. The extremely valuable box weighs about 150 kilograms, and the entire work weighs 210 kilograms. It is not yet clear how the perpetrators broke into the museum or how the work was removed from it.
A piece created by Salvador Dalí for a special edition of the Book of Revelation was stolen during the early hours of Sunday to Monday of the Centro de Arte Contemporânea de Essoire, in the center of France. The cape, made of bronze and decorated with gold, precious stones and shells, weighs 150 kilos and was one of the main pieces on display in the private museum. The investigation is in charge of the research brigade of the Gendarmaria de Cler…
A 210-kilogram artwork with a bronze cover by Salvador Dalí has been stolen from Issoire, after millions of euros were previously paid for the special book.
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