An art thief that tried to sell a number of stolen expressionist masterpieces that including paintings by Marc Chagall and Arshile Gorky at well below their market value, has been sentenced to four years in prison, Associated Press reports. The not-so-clever thief...
One of the biggest art thefts in Los Angeles history has been solved by the country's only full-time art detective. US authorities have recovered several works of art worth $10 million (£6.3 million). The paintings include works by Diego Rivera and Chagall which...
Despite the troubles plaguing Iraq, The Baghdad Archaeological Museum has reopened to the public. The museum which only offered limited access to academics was established with the help of the British author Gertrude Bell in 1926. In the 1920s the Museum was under the...
A bronze sculpture by Henry Moore has been stolen from an open air sculpture park in Shawhead, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. The 1950 work titled 'Standing Figure' was one of four Henry Moore masterpieces on display at Glenkiln Sculpture Park. The figure is...
Catherine Hutin-Blay the step-daughter of Pablo Picasso by his second wife Jacqueline has revealed that up to 407 works by the artist have been stolen from her private collection. Drawings, signed prints and catalogues by the artist are included in the missing...
A sculpture by Castleford’s best known artist has been removed from its plinth after more than 30 years in situ to protect it from scrap metal thieves. Henry Moores 'Reclining Figure' was donated in 1980 to Castleford, the town where he was born in 1898.The...
Rising Price of Scrap Metal Fuels Spate of Stolen Modern MasterpiecesLast night thieves stole a bronze sculpture by the seminal British artist Barbara Hepworth, from a London park. It is yet another example of the thriving black market for stolen scrap metal. The...
Thieves cut up and crush 100 million worth of modern artFive paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Leger ,Braque and Modigliani stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, were allegedly destroyed by the thieves in order to cover up the crime. The paintings estimated to...
Moore, Blake, Frink and Chadwick Sculptures melted downThere have been many high profile stories in the news lately about the theft of copper cables from railway lines and church roof flashings. However, the rising price of scrap metal is now threatening the very...