Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners write by Sandy Nairne. This book was released on 2011-09-15. Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1994 two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner—then valued at twenty-four million pounds—were stolen from a German public gallery while on loan from Tate Britain. In this vivid, personal account, Sandy Nairne who was then Director of Programmes at the Tate and became centrally involved in the pursuit of the paintings and the negotiations for their return, retells this complex, 8-year, cloak-and-dagger story, which finally concluded in 2002 with the pictures returning to public display at the Tate. In addition to this thrilling narrative, Nairne unravels stories of other high-value art thefts, puzzling what motivates a thief to steal a well-known work of art that cannot be sold, even on the black market. Nairne also examines the role of art theft within the larger underworld of international looting and illicit deals among art and antique collectors. The art heist, of course, is a popular theme of crime novels and films, and Nairne considers these depictions as well, investigating the imaginative construction of the art thief, the specialist detective, and the mysterious collector. Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners is a compelling, real-life detective story that will keep both art and mystery lovers eagerly turning pages.
The Case of the Stolen Sculpture
The Case of the Stolen Sculpture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Case of the Stolen Sculpture write by Steven Brezenoff. This book was released on 2015. The Case of the Stolen Sculpture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When a priceless sculpture is stolen from the Capitol City Art Museum, it's up to Clementine and her friends to figure out who's responsible.
Museum of the Missing
Museum of the Missing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Museum of the Missing write by Simon Houpt. This book was released on 2006. Museum of the Missing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Publisher description
Stealing Rembrandts
Stealing Rembrandts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stealing Rembrandts write by Anthony M. Amore. This book was released on 2011-07-05. Stealing Rembrandts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Anthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg's Stealing Rembrandts is a spellbinding journey into the high-stakes world of art theft Today, art theft is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, exceeding $6 billion in losses to galleries and art collectors annually. And the masterpieces of Rembrandt van Rijn are some of the most frequently targeted. In Stealing Rembrandts, art security expert Anthony M. Amore and award-winning investigative reporter Tom Mashberg reveal the actors behind the major Rembrandt heists in the last century. Through thefts around the world - from Stockholm to Boston, Worcester to Ohio - the authors track daring entries and escapes from the world's most renowned museums. There are robbers who coolly walk off with multimillion dollar paintings; self-styled art experts who fall in love with the Dutch master and desire to own his art at all costs; and international criminal masterminds who don't hesitate to resort to violence. They also show how museums are thwarted in their ability to pursue the thieves - even going so far as to conduct investigations on their own, far away from the maddening crowd of police intervention, sparing no expense to save the priceless masterpieces. Stealing Rembrandts is an exhilarating, one-of-a-kind look at the black market of art theft, and how it compromises some of the greatest treasures the world has ever known.
Case of the Stolen Space Suit
Case of the Stolen Space Suit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Case of the Stolen Space Suit write by Steve Brezenoff. This book was released on 2016-01-01. Case of the Stolen Space Suit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When the spacesuit of famous astronaut Sally Ride disappears from a traveling exhibit, Amal Farah, daughter of the Air and Space Museum's archivist, and her three friends, are determined to find the culprit before the exhibit is cancelled.
