Interviewed on the radio, the assistant mayor of the Riviera town of Aix-en-Provence confidently brushed aside a question that was very much on the minds of local art lovers. An Aix museum had on display a major Cezanne show of 22 oils, 19 watercolors and 19 drawings. In view of the successful burglary over Bastille Day weekend of 57 canvases from the Municipal Museum in nearby St. Tropez, were the authorities concerned that the Cezannes might be stolen? "Not at all," said the assistant mayor. "In Aix we have armed guards." Thirty hours later, eight of the Cezannes were gone.
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