Tuesday, October 4, 2011

ArtInfo reports "Three Arrested for Brazen $134 Million Heist of Masterpieces from Paris' Modern Art Museum

Inside Paris' Modern Art Museum
by Catherine Schofield Sezgin

Here's a link to ArtInfo's summary of the arrest of three people arrested for the theft at Paris' Modern Art Museum. The story reminds me of Sandy Nairne's depiction of an art theft, The Case of the Stolen Turners. Organized crime was involved and the presence of a specialized police group in Paris seems to indicate professional criminals planned the robbery of the Paris museum. In the case of the stolen Turner paintings, the thieves gave the paintings to a 'handler' who passed the artwork on. Years passed before the Tate was able to negotiate a reward for the return of the paintings.

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