Police have arrested a Bronx man who they say stole a sculpture valued at $16,000 from a Manhattan art gallery on Thursday.
At about 4:30 p.m., Zoltan Genc walked into the Galeries Bartoux at 104 Central Park South and took a sculpture by artist Fred Allard, resembling a shopping basket made of crystal resin adorned with gold chains, police said.
🚨 WANTED for questioning in regard to a GRAND LARCENY that occurred on Thursday, 4/25, at 4:30pm at @GaleriesBartoux (104 Central Park South.) An individual stole a sculpture by artist Fred Allard, valued at $16,000. Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM @NYPDTips. Calls are confidential. pic.twitter.com/68Q6hYq5rd
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 27, 2019
The piece is worth $16,000, they said.
Genc was charged with grand larceny, police said.
