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> The Caccia sketch was damaged during the robbery and discarded, the suspect told the police. The real crime. Works being stolen usually adds to their value.
by shadilay 5y ago
> The Caccia sketch was damaged during the robbery and discarded, the suspect told the police.
The real crime.
Works being stolen usually adds to their value.
- BurningFrog 5y agoReally? That means some of these heists are staged!
- david927 5y agoAnd many of the "returned/rediscovered" works are forgeries.
- 101008 5y agoI'd like to read more on this. Any source?
- david927 5y agoI don't remember the titles, but there are a slew of books at your local library on the topic. False Impressions by Thomas Hoving is the only one that comes to mind. What's interesting about art as a money laundering scheme is that it's win-win for everyone but taxpayers. The galleries don't fight it, the investors don't, the experts don't, the museums(!) don't. For example, there were two crucifixes made from wood by Michelangelo recently bought by (I think) the Louvre and Bargello. But Michelangelo didn't work in wood, it's not in his style, and there's no documentation that he ever did these works. The wood, indeed, dates from the 1490's -- and that's it for any "proof". There are more people making money off of this than people who want to find out the truth.
- queuebert 5y agoAre you telling me the art market is artificial!?
- BurningFrog 5y ago"Incentives matter"