Aug 15 2011
Rembrandt Painting Stolen at Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey Valued at $250,000

Breaking News Update: The painting has been found. In Encino, at a church.
A briefing was held at Marina Del Rey Sheriff station.

Rembrandt van Rijn’s drawing “The Judgment” dates to about 1655. The 11-by-6-inch art work is valued at more than $250,000.

The small pen-and-ink drawing, valued at more than $250,000, was taken from the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey during an exhibit Saturday night. Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators said a man working with accomplices is believed responsible.

One was stolen at the Marina Del Rey Ritz Carlton.

Sheriff’s Department investigators suspect the thief had accomplices. (www.linearisinstitute.org / August 15, 2011)

81 Rembrandt documents paintings have been stolen in the past 100 years.

There are about 700 surviving drawings that experts agree to be Rembrandt’s work

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