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Man, woman try to steal $45K Basquiat painting from Chelsea gallery; suspects sought

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police are searching for a man and woman who they say tried to steal a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting worth $45,000 in broad daylight from a Chelsea gallery earlier this month.

The attempted heist happened around 5:30 p.m. on May 14. A young man and woman with European accents entered the gallery and tried to snatch the unidentified Basquiat, police said.


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Basquiat's paintings usually sell for around eight figures as the street artist is considered an icon. One of his works sold for a record of $110 million.

Video released by the NYPD Thursday shows the two suspects walking away from the gallery near 10th Avenue and West 28th Street.