23 Jun 2012

Dali painting stolen

7:46 am on 23 June 2012

A painting by Salvador Dali has been stolen from an art gallery in Manhattan, by a man who took it off the wall and carried it out in a bag.

The Cartel des Don Juan Tenorio was created in 1949 and is valued at $US150,000. It was taken from an art gallery which was holding its first exhibition.

The theft was captured on CCTV.