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Art theft. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was robbed in 1990, losing paintings and items valued at over $500 million. Art theft, sometimes called artnapping, is the stealing of paintings, sculptures, or other forms of visual art from galleries, museums or other public and private locations.
Stéphane Breitwieser (born 1 October 1971) is a French art thief and author, notorious for his art thefts between 1995 and 2001. He admitted to stealing 239 artworks and other exhibits from 172 museums while travelling around Europe and working as a waiter, an average of one theft every 15 days. [1] The Guardian called him "arguably the world ...
Jun 19, 2023 · Now comes “The Art Thief,” which documents a different kind of crime, one that circumvents both the moral horror of murder and the mundanity of petty theft.
Jun 27, 2023 · In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart’s content.
Jul 11, 2023 · The art thief who stole not for money, but to live in 'a treasure chest' Stéphane Breitwieser stole hundreds of pieces of valuable art — but he says he did it out of a love for beautiful things...
Jun 27, 2023 · The crimes of the erudite international criminal Stéphane Breitwieser are chronicled in Michael Finkel’s new book, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession.
Jan 1, 2020 · These devious scammers of the art world concocted elaborate ruses that read like fiction, but all are too true.
Feb 28, 2019 · Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion, and became perhaps the most prolific art thief in history.
Dec 2, 2021 · The only thing more incredible than Thomas Gavin's career as an art thief was the punishment he received for his crimes.
Apr 30, 2024 · Art theft is a criminal activity involving the theft of art or cultural property, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and other objets d’art. In the early 21st century, the FBI estimated that art valued at $4 billion to $6 billion was stolen worldwide each year.
