Armed robbery from Magritte Museum in Jette, Belgium

On the morning of 24/09/2009, two men armed with a pistol entered the Magritte Museum in Jette near Brussels, threatened the staff and visitors present, took a high-value painting and left.

Description of the painting:

René Magritte, oil painting, title “Olympia”, representing a female reclining nude on a beach, dimensions, 60 x 80 cm, signed “Magritte” in the upper right corner.

Description of the robbers:

• Male of Asian origin, aged c. 25 years, 170 cm, slim build, spoke English
• Male of European or North-African origin, aged c. 30 years, 180 cm, spoke French with a slight accent.

Anyone with information about the theft, the whereabouts of the painting or the presumed offenders is asked to contact INTERPOL National Central Bureau Brussels (ref.: FGP-DJB-ART/21593) and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (ref.: 2009/31 315).

Stolen Works of Art