Woman with Black Tie

Woman with Black Tie

Two families of petty crooks, one in Bucharest and the other one in Chisinau, give each a burglary. The first one from Bucharest steal a famous painting in a museum, others break the home of a rich man in Chisinau and they obtain also a valuable painting. Proudly shows off its prey: Woman with Black Tie by Modigliani. Yes, the same painting twice! Stupor and prestige wrinkling. But whose is the original and who stole the fake?—Adrian Popovici