Lead books stolen from artwork, representing loss of more than $1m, according to prosecutor

Thieves have stolen parts of a lead sculpture by the German contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer from a warehouse in France, representing a loss of more than $1m (£785,000), a prosecutor said on Friday.

Kiefer, 78, is renowned for his bleak sculptures and installations confronting his country’s Nazi past, which sell for millions.