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| Three Lowry works stolen in raid | Three Lowry works stolen in raid |
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| Fifteen paintings worth £300,000 including three by LS Lowry, have been stolen from a newly opened art gallery. | |
| Thieves smashed the front window of the Clark Art Gallery in Hale, Greater Manchester, using a drain cover. | |
| Gallery owner Bill Clark and his insurers have offered a £25,000 reward for help leading to the paintings' return and the gang's capture. | Gallery owner Bill Clark and his insurers have offered a £25,000 reward for help leading to the paintings' return and the gang's capture. |
| Three men, aged 18 to 25, were seen to drive away from the gallery early on Wednesday, a police spokesman said. | |
| 'Targeted paintings' | 'Targeted paintings' |
| "It is devastating to have this happen after one week's trading," said Mr Clark. | "It is devastating to have this happen after one week's trading," said Mr Clark. |
| "The thieves have targeted paintings and drawings by LS Lowry, Helen Bradley and Sir Terry Frost." | "The thieves have targeted paintings and drawings by LS Lowry, Helen Bradley and Sir Terry Frost." |
| The stolen Lowry paintings are Industrial Scene, worth £40,000, Industrial Scene with Figures 1949, worth £40,000, and Two Women and Children 1950, valued at £115,000 and which had just been sold. | |
| Det Con Neil Rothwell said: "They are all extremely distinctive paintings and it is likely the offenders may approach known dealers to sell them." | Det Con Neil Rothwell said: "They are all extremely distinctive paintings and it is likely the offenders may approach known dealers to sell them." |