A homeowner in the west end of St. John's discovered about a dozen pieces of pricey artwork, including paintings by famed Newfoundland artists, missing this month.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is probing the art heist, which was reported to the force around 9 p.m. on May 17.
Clifford George's piece called Caplin Run is on the missing list. (RNC)
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has released photos of pieces of missing art from a home in the west end of St. John's, including this Christopher Pratt print. (RNC)
The break-in and theft happened sometime between April 18 and May 17, an RNC news release said.
The art would be valued in the tens of thousands of dollars.
A full inventory is being compiled but the police have released a list of paintings that are on the missing list:
- Robert Wood — The Maine Coast
- Helen Parsons-Sheppard — Still Life (fruit and jug on tray)
- Jim Miller print
- Reginald Sheppard — Trinity
- Madonna in gold and platinum
- Peter Lewis — work not specified
- Richard Steele — work not specified
- Clifford George — Caplin Run
- Christopher Pratt — 6 cents
- Giralt Lerin — Ballerina
- Antoine Blanchard — Notre Dame
- David Blackwood — Alice Lacey