Two more Warhol prints were damaged during the getaway from a Dutch gallery after a "amateurish" heist in which the artist's stolen works were discovered.

Portraits stolen from Warhol's 1985 series 'Reigning Queens' were discovered.

Two more Warhol prints were damaged during the getaway from a Dutch gallery after a "amateurish" heist in which the artist's stolen works were discovered.
Two more Warhol prints were damaged during the getaway from a Dutch gallery after a "amateurish" heist in which the artist's stolen works were discovered.

On Friday, two rare screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol were stolen from an art gallery in the Netherlands by thieves who used explosives to blow open the doors.

Mark Peet Visser, owner of MPV Gallery, stated that the suspects left behind two more damaged works in the street as they escaped.

The Associated Press reported that Visser stated that the suspects tried to steal all four Warhol portraits from his 1985 "Reigning Queens" series, which depict Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Queen Ntombi Tfwala of Swaziland (now Eswatini).

A man takes an image of a Warhol portrait depicting Queen Elizabeth II
A man takes an image of a screen print depicting Queen Elizabeth II, one in a series of sixteen prints of four queens titled Reigning Queens, 1985, by Andy Warhol at museum Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Oct. 9, similar to a Warhol work stolen from a gallery in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, on Friday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Associated Press interviewed Visser, who described the heist as amateurish and revealed that the entire event was recorded on security cameras.

The bomb attack was so violent that my entire building was destroyed, and nearby stores were also damaged. They did that part of it well, too well actually. And then they ran to the car with the artworks, but it turns out that they won't fit in the car.

People look at Queen Elizabeth II Warhol portrait
People look at screen print depicting Queen Elizabeth II, one in a series of sixteen prints of four queens titled Reigning Queens, 1985, by Andy Warhol at museum Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Oct. 9, which is similar to a Warhol work stolen from a gallery in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, early Friday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Visser added that the works were ripped out of the frames and were damaged beyond repair, as it was impossible to remove them undamaged.

While the stolen portraits featured Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Margrethe II, the damaged portraits of Queen Beatrix and Queen Ntombi Tfwala remained on the street.

Warhol portrait of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
Screen prints depicting Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, part of a series of sixteen prints of four queens titled Reigning Queens, 1985, by Andy Warhol. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Visser refused to provide an estimate for the worth of the signed, numbered pieces he intended to exhibit as a collection at an upcoming Amsterdam art exhibition.

Forensic experts examined the destroyed gallery on Friday while police are actively investigating and appealing for witnesses in this case.

Planet Chronicle Digital did not receive an immediate response from Mark Peet Visser of the MPV Gallery when requested for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

by Jasmine Baehr

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