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Stolen Art

Picasso and Mondrian paintings propped up next to eachother
Jan 23

Picasso-Obsessed Art Thief Sentenced in 2012 Athens Museum Heist

An art-loving construction worker who stole a Picasso and Mondrian 10 years ago from an Athens museum has finally been sentenced for the heist.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Exterior shot of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Jan 20

A Vincent Van Gogh in Detroit’s Museum Was Allegedly Stolen From a Brazilian Collector

A 58-year-old law may prevent the return of an allegedly stolen Vincent van Gogh, which is currently on display at a Detroit museum.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Three Picasso paintings on exhibit.
Aug 15

A Stolen Picasso Was Allegedly Discovered During A Drug Raid in Iraq

Iraq's anti-narcotic authorities claim to have found a stolen Picasso during a drug raid over the weekend.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jul 27

A Margaret Keane ‘Big Eyes’ Painting Stolen Decades Ago Has Been Recovered

By Helen Holmes
Apr 6

A Boston Man Has Pled Guilty to Selling Fake Andy Warhol Paintings for $80,000

By Helen Holmes
Dec 1

Bronze Horse Head Looted During China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’ Returned to Beijing

By Helen Holmes
Sep 14

David Adjaye to Design Benin Royal Museum, Housing Artifacts Stolen Under Colonialism

By Helen Holmes
Chris Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery International.
Aug 31

The Art World Calls This Man When Masterpieces Go Missing

By Alanna Martinez
The bell krater the Met Museum turned over to the Manhattan DA's office.
Aug 2

Met Museum Turns Over Two Looted Objects to Authorities

By Alanna Martinez
Some of the Nazi memorabilia found at the home of English serial killer Patrick Mackay, 3rd November 1975. Mackay claimed to have murdered eleven people in England in the mid 1970s. (Photo by )
Jun 20

Authorities Uncover a Trove of Nazi Artifacts Hidden in Argentina

By Alanna Martinez
A garden inside the Gardner Museum, in Boston.
May 24

Gardner Museum Will Pay You $10M to Help Find Its Stolen Paintings

By Alanna Martinez
French President Francois Hollande visiting the Department of Islamic Arts galleries at the Louvre in 2012.
Nov 2

Louvre Offers to Store Rescued Art from Syria, Jeremy Shaw Wins Sobey Art Award

By Alanna Martinez
Retired electrician Pierre Le Guennec harbored a collection of 271 works by Pablo Picasso, the French newspaper Liberation reported today. Picasso's heir, Claude Picasso, who filled a complaint, dismissed Le Guennec's claim that he could have received the paintings as gifts, telling Liberation that his father would not have given such a quantity of works to anyone, after Le Guennec told he had been given the works as presents, either by Picasso's wife or from the artist himself. AFP PHOTO VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read )
Nov 1

Picasso’s Handyman Claims Hidden Hoard Were Gifts, Ai Weiwei Lashes Out During Talk

By Alanna Martinez
Ulay.
Oct 26

Ulay Remembers the Crime of a Lifetime 40 Years Later

By Noah Charney
A porter holds up the manuscript of Marcel Proust's questionaire, 27 May 2003 put up for sale in Paris by Beaussant-Lefevre auction house at Drouot hotel in Paris. The manuscript from 1884-1887, conceived by Proust at 14, was sold 120.227 Euro, four time its estimate price, to French designer Gerard Darel.
Sep 7

French Court Jails Auction House Thieves, Museum of Arts and Design Names Director

By Alanna Martinez
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose after a £5.4m museum revamp on July 19, 2016 in Portsmouth, England. The ship, which was raised from the Solent in 1982, was launched in Portsmouth in 1511 and sank in 1545 at the Battle of the Solent.
Jul 19

Henry VIII’s Warship Goes on View, New Bill Would Block Export of Sacred Artifacts

By Alanna Martinez
How did a satirical tweet about the McDonald's hack end up in a Fortune magazine newsletter?
Jun 15

McDonald’s Is the Art World’s New Favorite Eatery, NYC Landmarks Law Tweaked

By Alanna Martinez
KASSEL, GERMANY - JUNE 13 Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei poses in front of his sculpture 'Template' during a media preview of Documenta 12 on June 13, 2007 in Kassel, Germany. The Documenta is "one of the most important exhibitions of modern and contemporary art" which now takes place every five years in Kassel and will be open to the public June 16 - September 23.
Jun 13

Ai Weiwei Joins United Talent Agency, David Nahmad Denies His Modigliani Is Nazi Loot

By Alanna Martinez
William Eggleston, Memphis.
Jun 3

William Eggleston Leaves Gogo for Zwirner, FBI Recovers Thousands of Artworks

By Alanna Martinez
New Marin County Park Features Statue Of "Star Wars" Character Yoda
May 17

George Lucas Eyes San Francisco for Museum, ABC No Rio Faces Wrecking Ball

By Alanna Martinez
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: New York artist Spencer Tunick poses whilst standing over a model dressed only with sushi aT a press conference at the Toko Restaurant & Bar on February 23, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Tunick will be creating his next installation 'The Base' on the steps of the Sydney Opera House as part of the 32nd Sydney Mardi Gras Festival.
May 13

Artist Asks Women to Pose Nude at GOP Convention, Smithsonian Acquires Outsider Art

By Alanna Martinez
Amedeo Modigliani, Seated Man with a Cane, (1918).
Apr 12

Swiss Officials Seize Modigliani, Artist Deported After Destroying Passport—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Bintag Beer's logo features a red star.
Apr 8

Communist Party Tries to Copyright Red Star, Galleries Leave Crown Building—and More

By Alanna Martinez
A self-portrait by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Apr 7

Artist Sues Mapplethorpe Foundation, Museum Director Protests Anti-LGBTQ Law—and More

By Alanna Martinez
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