Stolen Van Gogh Masterpiece Returned In Ikea Bag
An early painting by Vincent Van Gogh titled “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring”, stolen from a Dutch museum
12 September 2023
Stolen Art
Stolen Modigliani – Spider Man Thief Vjeran Tomic Goes On Trial
The trial of the art thief known as ‘Spider-Man’ has begun in Paris. The 2010 burglary at the Musee d’Art Moderne included masterpieces by Modigliani, Picasso, Braque and Matisse.
30 January 2017
Alfred Morris Momaday Artwork Worth $33,000 Discovered In US Police Sweep
A police officer searching a former meth lab in Albuquerque, New Mexico has discovered an illicit trove of artwork by… Read More
9 February 2015
Art Recovery Group Launches Database For Lost Stolen And Disputed Artworks
The Art Recovery Group will launch a new searchable resource for lost, stolen and disputed works of art and cultural… Read More
18 January 2015
German Government To Create Department To Hunt For Stolen Nazi Art
The German Government has approved funds for a center to search for and return art looted by the Nazis. The… Read More
4 November 2014
Louvre Recovers Painting Stolen In WWII
More than six decades ago, during World War II, a painting of French King Henri III (1551–89) was stolen from… Read More
22 October 2014
Jasper Johns Former Studio Assistant Pleads Guilty To Art Theft
Jasper Johns’ former studio assistant of 27 years has pleaded guilty stealing and selling works of art by the artist… Read More
29 August 2014
Hunt for Stolen Millions In Art Continues in California
Last week several important pieces of blue chip art valued at over 10 million dollars were stolen from a house… Read More
27 September 2012
Stolen Lichtenstein Painting Worth Four Million Discovered In Warehouse
A painting by the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein that was lost 42 years ago has reappeared in a New… Read More
2 August 2012
French Aristocrats Could Be Hoarding Nazi Looted Monet
One of France’s wealthiest families accuses another of withholding info on Monet painting stolen by Nazi’s
20 March 2012
French Hold UK Gallery Hostage For Stolen Painting
French government places an export ban on ‘stolen’ 17th Century painting being displayed at a French art fair by London’s… Read More
8 November 2011