Stolen Matisse up for Auction on the Internet
The Guardian reports today that a painting by Matisse, The Luxembourg Gardens, was offered for auction for four hours on Russian auction website Mastak.
The picture was part of a multi-million pound raid on the Chacara do Ceu museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - three other artworks by Monet, Picasso and Salvador Dali were also stolen.
Reports suggest foreign buyers and drug traffickers are behind the crime.
Tom Phillips has the skinny here