A painting has disappeared from the government building of the autonomous region in Novi Sad.

A painting has disappeared from the government building of the autonomous region in Novi Sad.

A painting has disappeared from the government building of the autonomous region in Novi Sad. According to the Novi Sad portal, the incident was reported to the police, who in turn informed the chief prosecutor's office.

The Novi Sad police confirmed to the portal that the report of the painting's disappearance was received on November 10.

Currently, it is not known who authored the painting, what its value was and under what circumstances it disappeared. Also, it is not yet clear if the work was stolen, destroyed or otherwise removed.

The police report was filed on the same day that reporters contacted the relevant departments for information; however, it remains unclear whether this occurred before or after the media request was received. According to unofficial information, we are talking about a valuable work of art.

As of August 2021, the government of the autonomous region owned 520 works of art. In the same year, the government purchased 89 more paintings from the bankrupt Vivodina Development Bank; The transaction amount exceeded six million dinars.

The collection of the autonomous region's government includes works by artists such as Micha Popovic, Vlada Velichkovic, Merced Berber, Olya Ivanitsky and Sava Stoykov.