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One of five paintings stolen from a gallery wall at 719 Zuni Street in Taos, entitled, 'What Will Be.'
One of five paintings stolen from a gallery wall at 719 Zuni Street in Taos, entitled, 'What Will Be.'
“It’s just very strange what they took.” Local artist Charlotte Shroyer is asking the public for help in finding five art pieces that she said were stolen last week between Monday (July 11) and Thursday (July 14) at her studio on Zuni Street in Taos.
Shroyer, who was not present at the time of the robbery, spoke with the Taos News about the incident and explained that the five paintings were stolen from her gallery wall, along with a large gray toolbox containing $300 worth of paint supplies. She estimated that the paintings are worth $1,800 each.
“I don't know what these thieves expect to do with these. They're not Southwestern art, that's for certain. I don't know whether they're going to try to sell them somewhere or put them online,” she said.
She said the paintings, some depicting faces, are contemporary illustrations. Shroyer said the thieves would have a hard time selling them on the street. "They're very, very contemporary," she said.
Taos Police responded to the robbery on July 14 and noted in a police report that there were visible signs of entry into the gallery.
“The policeman and I … we did see where they came in, they came in through a sliding window into the master bedroom and we saw footprints — muddy footprints — on the bed, so we know they came in that way,” Shroyer explained.
The report stated that the footprints were visible but the officer could not identify what type of shoe had been on the bed. The report did not outline any other footprints in the building leading to a possible exit.
Shroyer further explained that the front and back doors had been opened. She said that the robbery just didn’t make sense considering the size of the pieces that were stolen and lack of further prints.
“How exactly they went out with the goods? I'm not sure,” she said.
Anyone in the community is advised to be on the lookout and contact Taos Police with any leads.
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