MetaFilter posts tagged with theft and art

If any of these pictures appear on your friends wall, he's better off than he is letting on.

dogbusonline — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:46:22 -0800

A trio of thieves have made off with over $150 Million in art from E.G. Buehrle Museum in Zurich, Switzerland. The four stolen paintings are Cézanne's The Boy in Red Waistcoat, Degas's Viscount Ludovic Lepic and His Daughter, Monet's Poppy Field Near Vetheuil and Van Gogh's Blooming Chestnut Branches. This comes only two weeks after 2 Picasso pieces were stolen in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland. No one has been caught in either thefts. Experts guesstimate that over 170,000 pieces of art are missing including 167 Renoirs, 166 Rembrandts, 175 Warhols and more than 200 works by Dali.
Somewhat unrelated, Russia has recently created a database of all art that is missing because of looting during World War 2. Unfortunately, It can only be viewed in Russian

absalom — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:42:49 -0800

Munch's "The Scream" destroyed. (?) According to the paper Dagbladet, it has been. "The Madonna" as well.

anathema — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 05:45:02 -0800

Former head of Vivendi, Jena-Marie Messier, is being investigated by the FBI for possible involvement with the infamous Gardner Museum art heist.

homunculus — Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:41:08 -0800

The trade in stolen Asian relics is booming. TIME reports on how cultural sites are being looted and precious artifacts smuggled overseas. Sometimes they're returned, but much of Asia's cultural heritage is being lost.