Find out which works were stolen from the Mário de Andrade Library, in São Paulo

The document shows images of eight prints by French artist Henri Matisse, whose canvases were exhibited as illustrations for a rare book by the artist, titled “Jazz.” Eight of the French painter’s 20 printed plates have been recovered. See the list:

• The Clown (The Clown);
• The Circus (The Circus);
• Loyal Lord;
• The Nightmare of the White Elephant (Nightmare of the White Elephant);
• The Codomas (The Codomas);
• The swimmer in the aquarium (The swimmer in the aquarium);
• The word swallower (The sword swallower);
• The cowboy (The Cowboy).

There are also five other engravings by Cândido Portinari, made for a book by José Lins do Rego. Discover the images of the works below:

Chaotic escape after the flight

The escape of those responsible for the theft, on Sunday morning (7), consisted of abandoning a car, changing the suspects’ clothes and even temporarily throwing some paintings in a corner of central São Paulo, after one of the criminals was frightened by the approach of a vehicle he thought was a police car.

According to São Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB), the cameras of the municipal facial recognition system, Smart Sampa, recorded the entire action, from the theft until the suspects’ arrival at an address where the works were supposed to be hidden.

No work has been recovered to date. Despite the alleged identification of a hideout, security forces are awaiting a search and seizure warrant to inspect the property.

So far, only one suspect has been arrested: Felipe dos Santos Fernandes Quadra, 31, detained in a house in Mooca, East Zone. According to the Civil Police, he had been convicted of theft, theft and drug trafficking, in addition to being known by the nickname “Dirt”.

On the day of the robbery, he was seen talking to the two men who broke into the library and captured three people: a security guard and an elderly couple.