Bronze Statue 'Knabe mit Tintenfisch' Stolen from Berlin Park
The theft marks the sixth disappearance of a bronze artwork in Berlin since November 2024, raising concerns about a possible pattern targeting valuable sculptures.
- The bronze statue 'Knabe mit Tintenfisch,' created by Eduardo Rossi in 1898, was stolen from Franckepark in Berlin's Tempelhof-Schöneberg district between February 20 and 21, 2025.
- The 1.5-meter-high statue, mounted on a tuff stone base, had been secured with screws before its removal by unidentified individuals.
- Berlin authorities and police have launched a public appeal for information and released an image of the statue to aid in its recovery.
- This theft is part of a series of six bronze artwork disappearances in Berlin parks and cemeteries since November 2024, including a bust of Ernst Thälmann and a cemetery sculpture in Pankow.
- Authorities fear the stolen artworks may be melted down and sold as scrap metal, given the high value of bronze.
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