The painting "Impression, Sunrise" by Claude Monet (French: Impression, soleil levant ) was completed in 1872. The artwork shows the beginning of Impressionism.
The painting was stolen in 1985 from the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris by Philippe Jamin and Youssef Khimoun. Five years later, it came back into the possession of the Museum, since 1991 it is reissued. The value of the artwork is at least 11 Million Euros. Monet's groundbreaking work of art is important for the the movement of Impressionism. The dimensions of the painting are 63cm x 48cm.
The painting was stolen in 1985 from the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris by Philippe Jamin and Youssef Khimoun. Five years later, it came back into the possession of the Museum, since 1991 it is reissued. The value of the artwork is at least 11 Million Euros. Monet's groundbreaking work of art is important for the the movement of Impressionism. The dimensions of the painting are 63cm x 48cm.
Famous art thefts: Monets painting "Impression, Sunrise" (1872) shows the beginning of Impressionism. It was stolen in 1985 from the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. It was recovered in 1990 in Corsica.
Description of "Impression, Sunrise" (1872)
The artwork "Impression, Sunrise" shows the port in Le Havre in France. In the foreground you can see a few boats on the water, in the middle distance larger vessels and industrial buildings. In the background the sun rises. The painting is dominated by coarse brush strokes and light colors. Only the two boats in the foreground and the sun with its reflections on the water are presented in strong, intense colors. Overall, the painting looks gray and washed out.
The art theft of "Impression, Soleil Levant" by Claude Monet
On October 28, 1985 in broad daylight penetrate at least five armed masked in the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. A masked ordered the chief of security and all visitors to lie down on the floor. The other masked men went by during which the rooms of the museum and steal nine paintings from the collection, including Monet's "Impression, Sunrise".
The other paintings were Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Bathers sitting on a rock," and "Portrait of Monet," Berthe Morisot "Young lady on the ball" and Naruse's "Portrait of Monet". A former employee of the Musée Marmottan testified that the thieves would have to be an art connoisseur from the selected stolen works of art. All works of art had a total value of at least $ 12.5 million at this time.
The other paintings were Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Bathers sitting on a rock," and "Portrait of Monet," Berthe Morisot "Young lady on the ball" and Naruse's "Portrait of Monet". A former employee of the Musée Marmottan testified that the thieves would have to be an art connoisseur from the selected stolen works of art. All works of art had a total value of at least $ 12.5 million at this time.
The paintings from the art theft are recovered
A tip to the police leading to the arrest of yakuza gangsters Shuinichi Fujikuma, who had spent several years in a French prison. This had connection to criminals from the art milieu. This planned the raid on the museum in Paris. A museum catalog with circled pictures of the paintings that were later stolen, was found in Fujikumas house. 1990 found the painting back to Corsica.
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Evening Independent, 28.10.1985: “Connoisseur bandits make off with works by Monet, Renoir”
Los Angeles Times, 28.10.1985: “Maskierte üben ‘Kunstraub des Jahrhunderts’ aus”
New York Times, 07.12.1990: Neun Gemälde aus dem Impressionismus auf Korsika wieder aufgetaucht
Monets Gemäldesammlung im Musée Marmottan in Paris
Los Angeles Times, 28.10.1985: “Maskierte üben ‘Kunstraub des Jahrhunderts’ aus”
New York Times, 07.12.1990: Neun Gemälde aus dem Impressionismus auf Korsika wieder aufgetaucht
Monets Gemäldesammlung im Musée Marmottan in Paris
