Picasso Etchings Stolen at Florida Gallery
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Police say two Pablo Picasso etchings worth a combined $450,000 have been stolen from a gallery in Palm Beach.
Authorities responded to an alarm at Gallery Biba at about 3:40 a.m. today. A Palm Beach police spokeswoman, Janet Kinsella, says a glass back door had been smashed and the two etchings were missing.
She says the etchings were valued between $150,000 and $300,000. The gallery has identified the pieces as “The Frugal Meal” and “Jacqueline Lisant.”
