Two armed men have stolen eight engravings by French artist Matisse and at least another five by Brazilian painter Cândido Portina...

Two armed men have stolen eight engravings by French artist Matisse and at least another five by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari from a library in São Paulo. Brazilian officials say the thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple who were visiting the library on Sunday, before making off with the artworks on foot. On Monday, authorities said they had found the "escape vehicle", and several hours later one of the suspects had been arrested, authorities said. The heist comes less than two months after the art world was rocked by a brazen break-in at the Louvre museum in Paris, where thieves made off with priceless jewels. The engravings stolen from Biblioteca Mário de Andrade formed part of a joint exhibition with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. https://lnkd.in/g84MNYdQ