Sad news today for artists and fans of the art world. It seems a sizable collection of Andy Warhol paintings have been stolen from an upscale neighborhood estate in Los Angeles, leaving the home owner distraught about the break-in and loss of personal property.
The paintings, based on screen prints portraits done of famous professional sports heroes and international celebrities like Boxer Muhammad Ali, Tennis star Chris Evert, and Golfer Jack Nicklaus, are both rare and valuable.
How much was the collectible art and celebrity memorabilia worth? Apparently enough to inspire the crime of breaking and entering, followed by grand theft (both crimes carrying long jail terms for anyone named and proved guilty as the culprit) -- and for owners of the famous personal property to offer up a hefty million $ reward for safe return of the keepsakes [known to be investment-grade artifacts].
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