FBI Returns Stolen Monet to Heirs of Family Looted by Nazis
The FBI’s Art Crime Team has successfully returned a stolen Claude Monet pastel, “Bord de Mer,” to its rightful owners after it was looted by the Nazis during World War II.
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Experts Optimistic That $500M in Stolen Art Will Be Recovered Despite Passing of Nearly 25 Years
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Now that the FBI says it knows the identity of the suspects behind the heist of $500 million of art from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the question is: Will the feds recover rare works after nearly 25 years? Art experts told the Washington Post that the chances are surprisingly good. Christopher…
Renoir Painting Stolen at Gunpoint Makes FBI’s Top Ten Art Crimes List
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has added a stolen Renoir painting to its global gallery of most wanted art pieces, the bureau announced Tuesday. Last year an armed man with a ski mask swiped the painting, “Madeleine Leaning Her Elbow with Flowers in Her Hair,” from a private Texas home. “We hope that adding the…
Ex-FBI Agent Claims Supervisor Sabotaged Efforts to Reclaim Stolen Art
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Retired FBI agent Robert K. Wittman claims in his upcoming book that his efforts to reclaim stolen art from the biggest art heist in U.S. history was undermine by a supervisor, the Boston Globe reports. The Globe reports that Wittman makes his claim in his yet to be released book: “Priceless:…