The Borrowed Brushstroke

A small but valuable oil painting — 'Dusk on the Moor' by 19th-century artist R. Halley — has gone missing from Gallery 4. The theft occurred sometime during the museum's Tuesday evening members-only event, which ran from 6 PM to 9 PM. Security found the empty frame at 9:10 PM when the lights came up. Four people had access to Gallery 4 during the event.

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R. Halley's 'Dusk on the Moor'

A 12-by-16-inch oil painting valued at £40,000, recently returned from a touring exhibition. It was rehung in Gallery 4 that afternoon.