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I see a bunch of comments that it is possible that the thieves were working for a private collector. Are there really private collectors willing to risk everyt
by hackingonempty 1y ago
I see a bunch of comments that it is possible that the thieves were working for a private collector.
Are there really private collectors willing to risk everything for a piece they can never display or even reveal their possession of to anyone else? Have any collectors been caught doing this in the last 50 years?
Seems to strain credulity to me.
- sorenjan 1y agoYes, and sometimes they turn up after the original client has passed away. Sometimes the art is bought in good faith, although I don't know how likely that is in this case. https://www.artrecovery.com/casestudies https://www.artrecovery.com/casestudies
- djhn 1y agoOn one hand it sounds like a movie trope. On the other hand, life imitates art and plenty of dictators and billionaires are indistinguishable from cartoon villains.
- harambae 1y agoPotentially yes https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/10/da-vinci-salvator-mundi-saudi-prince-yacht https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/10/da-vinci-sa...