Stolen Impressionist Classic Turns Up at Museum Exhibit September 8, 2020 By Jim Sams A painting by American artist Robert Spencer, missing since 1995, was recovered after a Pennsylvania art museum included it in...
Stolen Art Returned to Owner Despite ‘Finders Keepers’ Defense December 6, 2019 By Jim Sams Six paintings that were stolen from a storage unit in the Toronto area are now back in the hands of...
Dutch Art Sleuth Recovers Picasso Stolen 20 Years Ago March 27, 2019 By Mike Corder About the photo: This image released on Tuesday shows Dutch art detective Arthur Brand with “Buste de Femme”, a recovered...
Very Few Pros to Stealing Fine Art June 26, 2018 By James Tarmy Ten days ago, a Banksy print valued at about $40,000 was stolen from a Canadian exhibit of the artist’s work....
Stolen Maufra Painting Recovered in Connecticut January 15, 2016 In the summer of 2015, Le Sacré Coeur au Printemps by Maxime Emile Louis Maufra was stolen from a home...
What Happens to Stolen Art After a Heist? June 15, 2015 By Chris Rovzar Last month, administrators at the Boston Public Library discovered that a $600,000 engraving by Dürer and a $30,000 etching by...
Lost & Found: The Recovery of Stolen Art July 15, 2014 By Christian Trabue As long as art and artifacts have been viewed as precious, beautiful and valuable, there have been people willing to...
Romania Picasso Thief Claims Stolen Art May Have Been Fakes October 23, 2013 By Edith Balazs and Irina Savu The accused ringleader of Romanian thieves who stole seven works by artists including Picasso and Matisse claims they may have...
New York Artists’ Former Assistant Charged With Fraud August 16, 2013 A former assistant to Jasper Johns has been charged with selling 22 works he allegedly stole from the artist’s U.S....
Romanian Museum Officials Seeking Stolen Art Find Paint in Ashes July 19, 2013 By ALISON MUTLER and JILL LAWLESS It may be a case of art to ashes – and scientists are trying to get to the bottom of...