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This US Couple Shock World With Rs 1,223 Crore Art Heist
The Harwood Museum is urging anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of the two missing paintings to come forward.
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4 Charged For 2019 Theft Of Gold Toilet Worth Rs 50 Crore In UK
The stolen item, known as "America," is not just any toilet but a unique piece of artwork.
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In A Daring Heist, Ancient Buddha Statue Worth Rs 12.5 Crore Stolen From US Art Gallery
The rare artifact is a seated Buddha with a halo, roughly 4 feet tall, created during Japan's Edo Period (1603-1867).
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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Armed With Sledgehammers, Robbers Raid Top Art Fair In Netherlands
Armed robbers raided one of the world's leading art fairs The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), in the Dutch city of Maastricht on Tuesday, police said, with video showing them smashing a display case using a sledgehammer.
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Looty NFT Project Launches Digital Art Heists to Reclaim African Artifacts: Report
A Nigerian man has reportedly launched a project called "Looty" to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
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In Hong Kong's Priciest $637 Million Art Heist, 3 Burglars Jailed
Three burglars who carried out a record-breaking $637 million art heist in Hong Kong but remained oblivious to the value of their historic haul were jailed Friday, local media reported.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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Missing 'Picasso' Thought Found In Romania A Hoax: Report
A writer who thought she had found a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso stolen in an infamous art heist six years ago said Sunday she was the victim of a "publicity stunt", the NOS Dutch public newscaster reported.
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Picasso Painting, Stolen As Part Of Heist, May Have Been Found In Romania
One of seven paintings stolen six years ago from a museum in The Netherlands as part of a spectacular art heist may have been found in Romania, the public prosector in Bucharest said Sunday.
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'Spiderman' Burglar On Trial Over $100 Million Paris Art Robbery
A burglar dubbed "Spiderman", notorious for daring acrobatic heists, went on trial on Monday for a $100-million art heist in 2010 that saw works by Picasso and Matisse stolen from a Paris gallery.
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Romanians Must Pay 18 Million Euros Over Picasso Art Heist
Four Romanians behind a spectacular art heist in the Netherlands were ordered on Monday to pay over over 18 million euros, with the fate of the stolen masterpieces by Picasso, Monet and Gauguin still a mystery.
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Dutch art heist: three arrested, detectives heading to Romania
Dutch detectives and a prosecutor will travel to Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men in a multimillion-dollar art heist in the Netherlands, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
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Gone in 90 seconds: Seven major paintings stolen from Dutch museum
Dutch police on Friday released security camera images taken during the theft of seven major artworks from a Rotterdam museum which indicate the culprits were in and out in barely 90 seconds.
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What next for Dutch art heist masterminds?
With Dutch police going all out on Wednesday to catch those who stole seven masterpieces, including Monets and a Picasso, from a Dutch museum, the thieves now have few options to cash in on the heist.
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This US Couple Shock World With Rs 1,223 Crore Art Heist
The Harwood Museum is urging anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of the two missing paintings to come forward.
-
4 Charged For 2019 Theft Of Gold Toilet Worth Rs 50 Crore In UK
The stolen item, known as "America," is not just any toilet but a unique piece of artwork.
-
In A Daring Heist, Ancient Buddha Statue Worth Rs 12.5 Crore Stolen From US Art Gallery
The rare artifact is a seated Buddha with a halo, roughly 4 feet tall, created during Japan's Edo Period (1603-1867).
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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Armed With Sledgehammers, Robbers Raid Top Art Fair In Netherlands
Armed robbers raided one of the world's leading art fairs The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), in the Dutch city of Maastricht on Tuesday, police said, with video showing them smashing a display case using a sledgehammer.
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Looty NFT Project Launches Digital Art Heists to Reclaim African Artifacts: Report
A Nigerian man has reportedly launched a project called "Looty" to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
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In Hong Kong's Priciest $637 Million Art Heist, 3 Burglars Jailed
Three burglars who carried out a record-breaking $637 million art heist in Hong Kong but remained oblivious to the value of their historic haul were jailed Friday, local media reported.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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Missing 'Picasso' Thought Found In Romania A Hoax: Report
A writer who thought she had found a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso stolen in an infamous art heist six years ago said Sunday she was the victim of a "publicity stunt", the NOS Dutch public newscaster reported.
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Picasso Painting, Stolen As Part Of Heist, May Have Been Found In Romania
One of seven paintings stolen six years ago from a museum in The Netherlands as part of a spectacular art heist may have been found in Romania, the public prosector in Bucharest said Sunday.
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'Spiderman' Burglar On Trial Over $100 Million Paris Art Robbery
A burglar dubbed "Spiderman", notorious for daring acrobatic heists, went on trial on Monday for a $100-million art heist in 2010 that saw works by Picasso and Matisse stolen from a Paris gallery.
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Romanians Must Pay 18 Million Euros Over Picasso Art Heist
Four Romanians behind a spectacular art heist in the Netherlands were ordered on Monday to pay over over 18 million euros, with the fate of the stolen masterpieces by Picasso, Monet and Gauguin still a mystery.
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Dutch art heist: three arrested, detectives heading to Romania
Dutch detectives and a prosecutor will travel to Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men in a multimillion-dollar art heist in the Netherlands, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
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Gone in 90 seconds: Seven major paintings stolen from Dutch museum
Dutch police on Friday released security camera images taken during the theft of seven major artworks from a Rotterdam museum which indicate the culprits were in and out in barely 90 seconds.
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What next for Dutch art heist masterminds?
With Dutch police going all out on Wednesday to catch those who stole seven masterpieces, including Monets and a Picasso, from a Dutch museum, the thieves now have few options to cash in on the heist.
