Warhol artwork was 'probably' binned during Dutch town hall renovation
Maashorst municipality acknowledges that results of the investigation into the missing Andy Warhol artworks kills any hope of ever finding them again.
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Maashorst municipality acknowledges that results of the investigation into the missing Andy Warhol artworks kills any hope of ever finding them again.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/26/warhol-artwork-was-probably-binned-during-dutch-town-hall-renovation
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00:00An investigation revealed that the 46 artworks lost by the Dutch municipality of Mouse Horse last year probably ended up in bulky waste.
00:09One of the pieces was a silkscreen painting of the Netherlands Queen Beatrix by pop art master Andy Warhol.
00:15The Beatrix piece was part of 16 rare prints of four monarchs in a series by Warhol in 1985 titled Reigning Queens.
00:24The famous piece, along with all the other artworks, are valued around 22,000 euros.
00:28The municipality initially lost the pieces of art as they underwent a renovation project on their facility.
00:35The investigation finds that many of the pieces were stored in the basement and were not handled with care, with some even suffering water damage.
00:44There was also little to no protocol in place, with no specific person assigned responsibility for the art.
00:51It also revealed that they were most likely dumped in trash facilities, a possibility the municipality had already suspected.
00:58Awww
00:59SORRY
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