SHORT TAKES : Two Picassos Stolen in Miami
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
MIAMI —
Two Picasso paintings valued at nearly $600,000 were stolen from the headquarters of Republic National Bank of Miami, police said today.
The paintings, titled “Musical Instrument Cello” and “Bull Skull on a Draped Table,” were noticed missing by bank employees early Thursday.
Both paintings are owned by Robert Isaias of Ecuador, whose family owns a controlling interest in the bank.
A police spokesman said there was no sign of forced entry into the seventh floor conference room where the two paintings were hung.
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