$160,000 Hans Arp Sculpture Stolen From Art Cologne
“S’élevant (Rising)” (1962) was snatched from Gallery Ludorff's booth on November 8.
German police are seeking answers about the theft of Hans (Jean) Arp's “S’élevant (Rising)” (1962) from Gallery Ludorff's booth at Art Cologne, which went missing from its plinth on the last day of the blue-chip fair on Sunday, November 8, between 4:55pm and 5:10pm.
Since the fair kicked off on November 5, Arp's work had been sitting atop a plinth at the Düsseldorf gallery's booth, sandwiched between two paintings by Ernst Wilhelm Nay. Four employees were at the stand on November 8 and immediately notified the North Rhine-Westphalia State Police upon noticing that the unbolted sculpture, which is valued at €145,000 (~$160,000), had gone missing. As it remains unclear who made off with the 28-centimeter-tall (~11 in) sculpture, police are seeking any information or photographs from visitors or staffers that could aid in the investigation.
