Two Van Gogh paintings have been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. “The stolen paintings are well known to art lovers: ‘View of the Sea at Scheveningen’ and ‘Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church at Nuenen.’ Both from the artist’s early period, they were executed in 1882 and 1884, respectively. Police have not yet put a value on them. But Van Gogh’s later works have sold at auction in recent years for tens of millions of dollars.”