STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Thieves broke into a museum near Stockholm overnight and stole five works by American pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, the manager said on Friday.
The pictures, two lithographs by Warhol and three byLichtenstein, were together estimated to be worth between 3million and 4 million SWEDISH (SWMA.ES)crowns (250,000 and 335,000pounds), said Carina Aberg of the family-run Aberg Museum.
She said the thieves spent less than 10 minutes in thebuilding.
"They knew exactly what they were doing. They had been hereand planned the whole thing," she told Reuters.
She said the Warhol works stolen were entitled "MickeyMouse" and "Superman", from a series known as "Myths".
The Lichtenstein works taken were "Crak", "Sweet Dreams,Baby!" and "Dagwood".
(editing by Andrew Dobbie)
