Thieves snatch paintings by Pollock and Warhol

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — An oil painting by Jackson Pollock and a silkscreen by Andy Warhol were stolen from a museum by thieves who shattered a glass door in the back of the building, officials said.

The Pollock was likely worth about $11.6 million, and the Warhol had a value of about $15,000, experts said.

The thieves had disappeared from the Everhart Museum by the time police arrived — four minutes after the alarm sounded at 2:30 a.m. Friday. Surveillance cameras were not working, officials said.

The stolen Pollock oil-on-canvas painting, "Springs Winter," measures 40 inches by 32 inches and was created in 1949 by the famed abstract expressionist. It was on loan to the Everhart Museum from a private collector. The museum declined to identify the lender.

The stolen Warhol, "Le Grande Passion," is a 40-by-40 inch silkscreen on board. The pop art icon created the work in 1984 on commission for an ad campaign for Grand Passion cognac. It was owned by the museum.