Thieves nab $250,000 Rembrandt from U.S. hotel

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators in California are searching for clues to the disappearance of a drawing by Rembrandt from a private exhibit near Los Angeles, officials said.

The pen-and-ink drawing known as "The Judgment" by the 17th century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, vanished on Saturday night from the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey while the curator was distracted for about 15 minutes, said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.