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.

An art heist in the Netherlands was botched Friday when the thieves failed to secure all four prints in their getaway car.

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.