Parts of Anselm Kiefer sculpture stolen from French warehouse
by Agence France-Presse in Bobigny from World news | The Guardian on (#6GTKM)
Lead books stolen from artwork, representing loss of more than $1m, according to prosecutor
Thieves have stolen parts of a lead sculpture by the German contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer from a warehouse in France, representing a loss of more than $1m (785,000), a prosecutor said on Friday.
Kiefer, 78, is renowned for his bleak sculptures and installations confronting his country's Nazi past, which sell for millions.
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