Banksy: Met Police To Investigate £250k Peckham Stop Sign Theft
The Metropolitan Police is investigating the brazen theft of a new Banksy artwork valued at £250,000 from a south London street.
23 December 2023
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Stolen Solid Gold Toilet By Artist Maurizio Cattelan Four Men Charged
Finally, four men have been charged in connection with the theft of an 18k gold toilet valued at £4.8 million ($5.9 million) from Blenheim Palace in September 2019.
7 November 2023
Dulwich Picture Gallery Reopens Following Attempted Rembrandt Heist
The Dulwich Picture Gallery, the oldest public gallery in the UK is to reopen on Thursday (28 November) following a break in which targeted two masterpieces by Rembrandt.
27 November 2019
Invader Mosaics Targeted By Paris Art Thieves Dressed As City Workers
Art thieves disguised as Paris street workers have stolen a number of pixelated tile pieces by the French street artist Invader
7 August 2017
Alan Davie – Window Cleaner Jailed For £500,000 Studio Theft
A window cleaner accused of steeling paintings from the studio of the renowned abstract painter Alan Davie has been jailed for four years.
8 April 2017
Drouot Auction House Trial Ends With Thirty-Eight Jailed For Theft
The trial in Paris involving many of the porters and auctioneers at the renowned Hotel Drouot auction house has ended with… Read More
7 September 2016
Dismaland: Opportunistic Thieves Steal Banksy’s ‘Dismal Aid’ Sign
Bristol street artist Banksy’s ‘crap’ dystopian theme park Dismaland was recently dismantled and shipped to a migrant camp near Calais… Read More
24 October 2015
Rodin Sculpture Theft: $300,000 Bust Missing From Copenhagen Museum
A sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) valued at $300,000 has been stolen from a Copenhagen Museum (Ny Carlsberg… Read More
20 August 2015
Christie’s Theft: £1m In Jewels Stolen In London Headquarters Heist
Thieves have breached stringent security at Christie’s London flagship headquarters to pull off a heist valued at up to a… Read More
22 December 2014
Warhol Nephews Defend Alleged Liz Portrait’s ‘Patient Thief’
In October it was reported that the Andy Warhol Foundation filed a lawsuit against former Warhol bodyguard Agusto Bugarin after… Read More
12 December 2014
Daylight Robbery Of £400,000 Sculpture From Italy’s Modern Art Museum
UPDATE: In a strange turn of events, the sculpture has been found, inside a storage locker, at the entrance to… Read More
8 December 2014
Jasper Johns’ Assistant Arrested And Charged With $6 million Theft
Jasper Johns’ former studio assistant of 27 years has been accused of stealing and selling works of art by the… Read More
16 August 2013