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Theft of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Murals

 

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Mural, Panel 3A Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Mural, Panel 3B
Panel 3A Panel 3B

 

 


Description

In July 2002, two oil paintings by Maxfield Parrish were stolen during a burglary of a gallery in West Hollywood, California. The paintings are two panels from a series commissioned for Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s 5th Avenue mansion in New York. The paintings were cut from their frames during the theft. The value of the two paintings is estimated at $4 million.

 



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