[1][2][3] The principal suspect, Vjeran Tomic (nicknamed "Spider-Man" for his ability to scale buildings),[4] was commissioned by antiques dealer Jean-Michel Corvez to steal this painting by Léger.

[5][6] The paintings taken, in addition to Still Life with Chandeliers, were Le pigeon aux petits pois (Dove with Green Peas, or Pigeon with Peas, 1911) by Pablo Picasso, La Pastorale (1906) by Henri Matisse, L'Olivier Près de l'Estaque (Olive Tree near L'Estaque, 1906) by Georges Braque, La Femme à l'Éventail [fr] (Woman with a Fan, 1919) by Amedeo Modigliani.

[2][3] A window had been smashed and CCTV footage showed a masked man taking the paintings.

[8] The theft, executed with an extreme level of sophistication,[9] is being investigated by the Brigade de Répression du Banditisme specialist unit of the French Police.

[5] "I threw them into the trash," cried Yonathan Birn, one of three people on trial in the case, "I made the worst mistake of my existence."