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Tag: Art Theft

A Modern Update to the “Gentleman Thief” Genre

by Dan Schindel January 14, 2021January 13, 2021

Starring Omar Sy, the French Netflix series Lupin is a delightful crime thriller.

An Unlikely Friendship Between a Painter and the Man Who Stole Her Artwork

by Dan Schindel May 20, 2020

The new documentary The Painter and the Thief finds the complexities in what could have been a basic feel-good tale.

The Most Valuable Stolen Artworks Across Time

by Hakim Bishara March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

On the anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist, learn more about the 10 most expensive missing artworks.

Artworks by Famed Street Artist “Phase 2” Stolen From Lower East Side Studio

by Sarah Rose Sharp February 20, 2020

The late Phase 2, née Michael Lawrence Marrow, is credited as the originator of the popular bubble letter or “softies” style.

A Long-Lost de Kooning Is Being Restored, But Will Always Bear the Scars of Its Theft

by Ellie Duke December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

Willem de Kooning’s “Woman–Ochre” was missing for over 30 years. Now recovered, it shows signs of mishandling and amateur restoration that are difficult to fix.

Court Rules That Picasso’s Electrician Stole 271 of the Artist’s Works

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 21, 2019November 20, 2019

Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec’s Picasso stockpile was estimated to be worth €70 million (~$77.5 million).

1,200 Stolen Paintings Were Discovered in a Los Angeles Storage Locker

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 19, 2019November 20, 2019

Of a total 2,300 missing paintings by Scottish painter Benjamin Creme, 1,200 have been recovered. They are valued at around $777,000.

Oh, Crap! Thieves Swipe Solid Gold Toilet Worth $6M

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 16, 2019October 23, 2019

Maurizio Cattelan’s golden throne was stolen from the Blenheim Art Foundation.

Short on Substance, The Goldfinch Falters on Screen

by Dan Schindel September 10, 2019September 10, 2019

The adaptation of Donna Tartt’s bestseller sacrifices its nuances to fit in all of its plot points.

New Yorker Arrested and Charged for Stealing a $16,000 Sculpture from a Manhattan Gallery

by Hakim Bishara April 30, 2019

Surveillance camera footage shows the suspect allegedly walking off with the sculpture in broad daylight.

World’s Most Successful Art Thief Told His Secrets in a GQ Interview

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 6, 2019

Unmotivated by profit, Stéphane Breitwieser stole over a billion dollars worth of art and artifacts to fill his obsessive treasure trove, which he stored away in an attic.

Woman Steals $17,500 Rock from Yoko Ono Installation

by Claire Voon April 9, 2018

The perpetrator, who was caught on camera, took the rock from a participatory installation called “Stone Piece” at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.

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