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Tuesday, 30 September 2014 12:14

A $7.6 Million Degas Painting was Stolen from a Home in Cyprus

Edgar Degas' 'Ballerina Adjusting Her Slipper.' Edgar Degas' 'Ballerina Adjusting Her Slipper.'

A painting by French Impressionist Edgar Degas valued at 6 million euros ($7.6 million) was stolen from a home in the Cypriot port city of Limassol, police said.

The painting, measuring 61 by 47 centimeters (24 by 19 inches) and entitled “Ballerina Adjusting Her Slipper,” was stolen yesterday along with items including gold watches and gold opera glasses worth a total of 157,000 euros, the Cypriot police said today in a statement on the force’s website.

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