Crime & Theft
As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise
(United Kingdom; Bahrain) The National, 6th May 2020.
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Vincent Van Gogh theft – the lessons learned
(Netherlands) Insurance Business, 12th May 2020.
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Coronavirus might be limiting our travels but one painting is still on the move (somewhere)
Terry Frost’s work, which was last seen on a train between London Euston and Crewe, joins a long list of disappearances associated with public transport
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‘Stolen’ ancient sculpture returned to Nigeria is ‘the kind of fake you could buy on eBay’, African art expert says
Countries’ rush to restitute objects is part of the problem, says Belgian lawyer
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Replicating Nepal’s stolen gods
(Nepal) Nepali Times, 21st Feb 2020.
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Bizarre Twist In Case Of Stolen Klimt Found In Museum Wall
The 1916-17 Portrait of a Lady, stolen from an art gallery in Italy in 1997, was discovered hidden in a wall of that very museum this past December.
Bungled Fontainebleau theft shines a spotlight on organised crime in the art world
(France) EU-OCS, 7th Feb 2020.
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Copy Of Columbus’s First Letter From The New World, Stolen In Venice, Is Recovered In Delaware
Sometime between 1985 and 1988, a thief took a five-century-old Latin copy of Christopher Columbus’s first letter to King Ferdinand from Venice’s Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana and replaced it with a forgery.
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Klimt Painting Stolen 23 Years Ago Found Hidden In Gallery Wall
“The location of Portrait of a Lady, one of the world’s most sought-after missing artworks, has been a mystery since it was stolen in 1997. On Tuesday, a gardener clearing up ivy on an exterior wall of the Ricci Oddi modern art gallery, in the northern city of Piacenza, discovered a metal panel which, when opened, revealed the painting inside.