Police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in a botched art heist at a gallery in the southern Netherlands targeting four valuable Andy Warhol screenprints.

The arrest comes days after thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the town of Oisterwijk last week and stole two works by Warhol.

Thieves have blown open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stolen two works from a famous series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol.

Two of Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol's four "Reigning Queens" were taken from an Amsterdam gallery in a heist described by the owner as "amateurish."

Two artworks by the American artist Andy Warhol have been stolen during an overnight break-in at a gallery in the Netherlands. The incident took place at the MPV Gallery in the North Brabant province.

Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a famous series of screen prints by Andy Warhol.

Robbers using explosives steal two Andy Warhol 'Reigning Queens' prints, abandon two more that won't fit in getaway car, gallery owner says Robbers got away with two silkscreen prints from Andy Warhol's "Reigning Queens" series after blasting their way into an art gallery in the town of Oisterwijk in the southern Netherlands.