From New York hotel Leger painting was stolen
 

From New York hotel "Carlisle", located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, stolen painting cubist Fernand Leger, "Composition with mechanical elements," wrote The New York Post. The picture was kept in the gallery is located at the Helly namadi.

The painting was stolen between 3 to 5 am on June 28. The police has recorded with cameras, which recorded, as at this time in the hotel include a man and some time out of him appeared in his hand bag. The size of the stolen paintings is only 25 by 20 inches, so it could easily fit in a bag.

The cost of the stolen paintings is estimated at 350 thousand dollars. The police does not yet have any data on the identity of the kidnapper, who allegedly fled the scene by car.

The painting "Composition with mechanical elements," Fernand Leger was written in 1917 and is one of the first works "mechanical period" (1917 - 1927 years) of the artist. Leger is one of the greatest artists of the XX century, his works are in major museums of contemporary art. Record auction price of his paintings is 22.4 million dollars ("The Woman in Red and Green", sold in 2004).