Romanian officials have tracked the some of the paintings stolen last fall from the Kunsthal Rotterdam to Romanian fashion king Catalin Botezatu, according to Romanian news reports. Botezatu reportedly was offered the works by Bucharest art dealer Constatin Dinescu, whom authorities now suspect worked with Botezatu’s assistant, Petre Condrat, on the heist. In all, seven paintings — including works by Picasso, Monet, and Gauguin — were lifted off the wall of the Rotterdam museum during the night of October 15, 2012. Condrat, arrested yesterday in Romania, is now the fourth suspect in custody.
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