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| Paris art dealer forgets €1.5m picture in taxi | Paris art dealer forgets €1.5m picture in taxi |
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| A French art dealer has complained of theft after forgetting a picture worth €1.5m ($1.6m; £1.25m) in a taxi. | A French art dealer has complained of theft after forgetting a picture worth €1.5m ($1.6m; £1.25m) in a taxi. |
| The dealer, who has not been identified by police, hailed the taxi last Thursday and put the work in the boot. | The dealer, who has not been identified by police, hailed the taxi last Thursday and put the work in the boot. |
| But he became distracted by a call on his mobile and only noticed he no longer had the picture the next day. | |
| The work is Concetto Spaziale (Spatial concept) by Argentina-born Italian sculptor and painter Lucio Fontana, who died in 1968. | The work is Concetto Spaziale (Spatial concept) by Argentina-born Italian sculptor and painter Lucio Fontana, who died in 1968. |
| The dealer had been making his way to a modern art gallery in Paris's third arrondissement. | The dealer had been making his way to a modern art gallery in Paris's third arrondissement. |
| He tried to locate the taxi he had used but was unsuccessful and on Saturday went to police, who are investigating, Le Parisien newspaper reported. | He tried to locate the taxi he had used but was unsuccessful and on Saturday went to police, who are investigating, Le Parisien newspaper reported. |
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| Fontana's picture is is one of a series of abstracts he made featuring the piercing of the canvas to create an actual dimension of space and using light. | Fontana's picture is is one of a series of abstracts he made featuring the piercing of the canvas to create an actual dimension of space and using light. |
| The artist became known for founding the spacialist movement, which called for the art world to embrace science and technology, according to the Tate Gallery. | The artist became known for founding the spacialist movement, which called for the art world to embrace science and technology, according to the Tate Gallery. |