Warhol print accidentally thrown away by Dutch town hall

5 days ago
Vicky Wong
BBC News


The Andy Warhol prints of Queen Beatrix were on display at an exhibition in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in October last year. It is not known which has been accidentally lost

A Dutch town hall has admitted that it "most likely" accidentally disposed of 46 artworks, including an Andy Warhol print of the former Dutch queen, during renovation works last year.

Maashorst municipality said the works, including a 1980s silkscreen print of Queen Beatrix worth about €15,000 (£12,800), disappeared during work on a town hall last year.

An investigation said the artworks were stored in a basement during renovations and a lack of guidelines for storing the artworks could have been among the reasons why they ended up being thrown away.

Mayor Hans van der Pas told public broadcaster Omroep Brabant: "That's not how you treat valuables. But it happened. We regret that."

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