Painting stolen from Ramiken Crucible Group exhibition during London Frieze exhibition – ARTnews.com

A historic London hotel, known for its battered walls and belated restoration, was the scene of an art theft last week.

On October 12, a thief stole the oil painting berat German artist Sarah Csica of the Averard Hotel in West London. The work was shown as part of a group exhibition the night before the Lower East Side, New York’s Rameken Crucible Gallery, in conjunction with the Frieze Art Gallery in London.

“It was a burglary,” said Mike Egan, gallery founder and co-director. ARTnews. “It wasn’t like they stole it from the opening.”

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Egan has strong suspicions about who stole the painting: two German-speaking men attended the opening and also spoke to his friends. “I think they felt it was very valuable.”

After Egan called the police, a review of security camera footage showed how the robbery happened, he said: About 9 am, the man entered the hotel, immediately walked up to the second floor, through several rooms, pulled the painting off the wall, and got out.

“He left our computers, didn’t touch any power tools or electronics, which is what people usually steal,” Egan said. “He went straight to get this one, and it just so happened to be a painting I had.”

Egan, who represents Księska through Ramiken, bought and exhibited her work there earlier this year. berat From a dealer in Dusseldorf last year. However, the London Gallery was the first time he had seen oil-on-aluminium work in person due to shipping issues. A fund carrying new business from Księska at London Heathrow Airport has been delayed, prompting Egan to float berat To keep her presence in the group show.

“I installed it around 4:30pm on the 11th of the opening and then they stole it at 9am. He said with a laugh.

Pictures from security camera footage at the Averard Hotel during the time of the burglary.

Courtesy of Mike Egan

Egan has Post a notice on Instagram offering a £10,000 reward for painting as well as street signs with pictures of the stolen painting and suspects. The hope is that the thief realizes he can’t sell the painting, and returns it to Egan via a friend or other agent for the money, rather than destroying the work or leaving it somewhere.

“I’d rather get it back because I really love it and it’s worth something to me,” he said. “We should have that painting.”

Although this is the first heist at Ramiken’s thirteen-year fairs, Egan said the show went “amazingly stunning” and has no regrets about the venue choice. “It’s nice to do a show not in a white cube.”

Although the Averard Hotel needs extensive renovation work and appears to be in visibly poor condition, Egan said it was one of the safest locations he showed due to its complete security.

We have pictures of a thief’s face from many angles. I doubt they’ll get away with this,” he said.



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