Airport handlers accused of €1.4m painting theft

Two airport cargo handlers have been arrested in New York for allegedly stealing a €1.4m painting by a British artist Lucian Freud.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2003 - 09:56

Two airport cargo handlers have been arrested in New York for allegedly stealing a €1.4m painting by a British artist Lucian Freud.

Painter’s Garden was stolen on Tuesday after it arrived at John F Kennedy International Airport on a United Airlines flight from London. The work was being sent to a Manhattan art gallery.

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Courts Heathrow Place: New York Place: John F Kennedy International Airport Place: London Place: Manhattan Place: Queens Place: Germany Place: England Person: Lucian Freud Person: Kirt Garvey Person: Rajmohan Autar Person: Garvey Person: Autar Person: Richard Brown Person: Sigmund Freud Organisation: United Airlines

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