Cufflinks – hiding a Secret – crack missing Artwork Case wide open.

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Introduction (Excerpt):

Two golden cufflinks – containing thumbnails of a famous self-portrait – had a secret. The small town of Znojelmo in the Czech Republic was the place of interest. The mystery had everyone guessing.

Where could the 7 famous paintings be?

Forensic scientists and Police investigators were called in when seven famous paintings were stolen from the De KunstenHuis Museum in Amsterdam. On December 6, 2012, seven multi-million pound paintings were taken off the wall, shoved into a large cotton bag, and was gone in 120 seconds. The inspector from the Netherlands – the police chief –  said that the alarms went off at 3:15 am in the early morning hours. The burglars worked lightning-fast. It took the thieves only 2 minutes to remove the paintings from the walls. After stuffing the paintings in a large fabric bag, they head out through the back window. Nobody reported seeing a thing. Even the surveillance cameras were baffled. The camera footage showed them disguised with wigs and face masks. Hoodies covered their heads. Even their hands were covered…

The inspiration for this story. See the cufflink on the far right – front. Rembrandt style painting mounted on the cufflink. Credit: The author.

Matthias Ogelshefsky – the late husband of Olga. From the sketchbook of the author. Ink wash and watercolours (August 2021).

Read the short story as a blog post:

https://fivehousepublishing.com/2021/09/02/cufflinks-hiding-a-secret-cracks-missing-artwork-case-wide-open/