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When you look at a painting of parfaits and sundaes by Wayne Thiebaud, do you think of the bottles and vessels lined up in the still lifes of Giorgio Morandi? Or view a row of his cupcakes and see ...
A thief who used a gum-tipped stick to try and ... and the bungled attempt to steal money from a donations box at Modern Art Oxford. “When we last met on August 2, I told you in effect you ...
“Art Thief,” takes a stab at solving the mystery that’s confounded authorities and the general public for more than 30 years: Who pulled off the largest property theft in modern ...
First, says the art thief, forget about the movies ... This way, stealing from a museum – one of the miracles of modern society, offering public access to priceless works of communal heritage ...
“The Art Thief” is the fourth book published by Finkel ... MF: I think we can speak all night about the problems and disappointments of modern society, but libraries are not one of them!
Obviously, the thief had been a virtuoso ... Despite the 14 million euros invested in works, "the Museum of Modern Art is in a deplorable situation," the document stated. In 2008, another audit ...
His case was on the news. This is the case of Stéphane Breitwieser in Michael Finkel’s “The Art Thief.” He left an unmatched record of stealing more than 300 artworks from museums across Europe over ...
I steal from every artist around the world.” Plenty of evidence is on view in “Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes From Art” at the San Francisco Legion of Honor through Aug. 17. Curated by the museum ...