Art Market Monitor

Global Coverage ~ Unique Analysis

  • AMMpro
  • AMM Fantasy Collecting Game
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us

Palm Beach Story

September 6, 2008 by Marion Maneker

Thieves Grab Picasso Etchings from a Palm Beach Gallery–but Can’t Sell Them

In May, two etchings were stolen from Gallery Biba in Palm Beach. Here’s video of a local news story covering the theft. But the latest comes from the Sun-Sentinel:

Marcus Patmon, 37, was arrested at his home in Miami Friday after he tried to sell the etching to a California art dealer.

Patmon was charged with dealing in stolen property. Additional charges of burglary and grand theft are pending.

According to Palm Beach police, who assisted in the investigation, Patmon tried to sell Le Repas Frugal, valued at $395,000, to a California art dealer in July. When the dealer checked the Art Loss Registry and realized the etching had been stolen, she contacted Gallery Biba.

Miami Man Arrested in Palm Beach Picasso Theft (Sun-Sentinel)

More from Art Market Monitor

  • Artelligence for November 10, 2017Artelligence for November 10, 2017
  • Christie’s ‘If I Live…’ = $134,630,000Christie’s ‘If I Live…’ = $134,630,000
  • The Fate of GuptaThe Fate of Gupta
  • Christie's Day Sale (Highlights)Christie's Day Sale (Highlights)
  • Portugal’s Disputed Miró Collection Gets an Unsolicited BidPortugal’s Disputed Miró Collection Gets an Unsolicited Bid
  • The Rales Come OutThe Rales Come Out

Filed Under: Fraud, Theft & Restitution

About Marion Maneker

Want to get Art Market Monitor‘s posts sent to you in our email? Sign up below by clicking on the Subscribe button.

Top Posts

  • Keith Haring’s 1989 Retrospect Comes to Sotheby’s London Prints Sale
  • Lost Lempicka Discovered at Sotheby's
  • $10 M. Picasso Portrait Unseen for Decades to Sell at Bonhams
  • Vienna Secession Painting, Long Thought to Be Lost, Sets a Record at Auction
  • Four of Picasso's Women Valued at $28m Come to Christie's from Rose-Walters Collection
  • Tony Podesta's Secret Art Buying
  • Collection of Texas Heiress Anne Marion Expected to Fetch $150 M. at Sotheby’s
  • Roy Lichtenstein’s Top Ten Auction Prices
  • Selection Bias In Art Is What Creates Value
  • Norman Rockwell's Not Gay. But Is He a Great Artist?
  • About Us/ Contact
  • Podcast
  • AMMpro
  • Newsletter
  • FAQ

twitterfacebooksoundcloud
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
California Privacy Rights
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Advertise on Art Market Monitor