6 Paintings Worth $1.7M Disappear In Williamsburg: NYPD

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Six paintings worth almost $2 million have disappeared from a Williamsburg art storage facility, according to police.

The 69-year-old owner first discovered his paintings were missing from an art storage space at 106 Bayard St., on Aug. 16, 2017, police said.

The collector was taking an inventory of his property at about 2 p.m. when he realized six paintings worth $1.7 million weren’t there, police said.

Police released photos of the missing paintings more than six months after they disappeared because of difficulties contacting facility owners and locating files, an NYPD spokesman said.

Crozier — a New York City-based art logistics company with locations in New York City and Los Angeles— became the owner of the art storage building when it acquired Cirkers in January 2017, several months after the artwork disappeared, according to a spokesman.

"Last month Crozier Fine Arts was notified by the New York Police Department (NYPD) that they are investigating a complaint concerning alleged missing artwork," the spokesperson said in a statement.

“Crozier is working cooperatively with the NYPD on the investigation, and is committed to determining the status of the alleged missing items."

Police had not released the names of the artists who painted the stolen artwork and did not have a description of a suspect as of Thursday afternoon.

Photos courtesy of NYPD