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Unfortunately this has effectively happened in the past. Artwork destroyed, not by the thief itself but by the mothers. By Artwork i mean Brueghel the Younger,
by miniwark 5y ago
Unfortunately this has effectively happened in the past. Artwork destroyed, not by the thief itself but by the mothers. By Artwork i mean Brueghel the Younger, Matisse, Monet, Picasso & Watteau. It was the case with Stéphane Breitweiser and Radu Dogaru mothers. The thieves were still caught but a part of history is definitely lost... So in the end it was more public shaming than just stilling!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Breitwieser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Breitwieser
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/jul/17/dutch-art-heist-paintings-burned https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/jul/17/dutch-a...
- rob74 5y agoI was aware of the Radu Dogaru case, but not of Stéphane Breitwieser. And unfortunately the time he ultimately served (26 months, and 18 months for his mother - for stealing 239 artworks, of which 60 are still unaccounted for and presumed destroyed) does not really serve as an effective deterrent for future art thieves...