LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- Authorities are looking for art thieves who made off with a collection of Andy Warhol paintings from a private residence last week , police in Los Angeles , California , said Friday . Three of the Andy Warhol works stolen from a private collection : Chris Evert , Muhammad Ali and Pele . The stolen pieces included large pop-art portraits of several famous athletes , including tennis pro Chris Evert , basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , soccer legend Pelé and Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Seaver , police said . The multimillion-dollar collection had been displayed in the dining room of Richard Weisman , a Los Angeles businessman whose portait is among the missing items , police said . The theft was discovered by one of Weisman 's employees and occurred between September 2 and 3 , police said . A $ 1 million reward has been offered for information leading to the recovery of the art .
Thieves made off with 11 Andy Warhol pieces from a private residence last week . Multimillion-dollar collection had been displayed in businessman 's dining room . One of the works was a portrait of the businessman , Richard Weisman . $ 1 million reward offered for information leading to art 's recovery .