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Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft

av Simon Houpt

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Priceless masterpieces...Brazen thefts: The true story behind the blank spaces on the museum walls.    What kind of person would dare to steal a legendary painting--and who would buy something so instantly recognizable? In recent years, art theft has captured the public imagination more than ever before, spurred by both real life incidents (the snatching of Edvard Munch's well-known masterwork The Scream) and the glamorous fantasy of such Hollywood films as The Thomas Crown Affair. The truth is, according to INTERPOL records, more than 20,000 stolen works of art are missing--including Rembrandts, Renoirs, van Goghs, and Picassos. Museum of the Missing offers an intriguing tour through the underworld of art theft, where the stakes are high and passions run strong. Not only is the volume beautifully written and lavishly illustrated--if all the paintings presented here could be gathered in one museum it would be one of the finest collections in existence--it tells a story as fascinating as any crime novel. This gripping page-turner features everything from wartime plundering to audacious modern-day heists, from an examination of the criminals' motivations to a look at the professionals who spend their lives hunting down the wrongdoers. Most breathtaking of all, this invaluable resource offers a "Gallery of Missing Art," an extensive section showcasing stolen paintings that remain lost--including information about the theft and estimated present-day value--and which may never be seen again.   … (mer)
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I really love reading about art history mysteries---I can't get enough! This book was super interesting and will be going straight into my permanent collection. I found myself looking up each work and notating in the book whether they'd been recovered since publication. Happily, I found quite a few that had!

I was pretty disgusted with the way museums and governments refuse to give up obviously stolen property. The British handling of the art property of other nations, in particular, is despicable. I'm planning a trip in March and Selah really wants to see the Natural History Museum/V&A/etc. --- not so sure I'll enjoy it as much now as I have in the past. As the author points out, how many pieces in our museums are even the spoils of war? Quite the moral dilemma there...

Even though I'm always rooting for the good guys, I do have to admit several of the heists were pretty genius. The whole story surrounding the fictional Thomas Alcock collection was pretty impressive.

Great read---glad I took the time! ( )
  classyhomemaker | Dec 11, 2023 |
"This museum of the missing would hold perhaps one hundred and fifty Rembrandts and five hundred Picassos. You could stroll through the Renaissance galleries to admire Raphaels and Titians, da Vincis and Durers, Rubenses and Caravaggios, the The Impressionist section would include works by Renoir and Dega, Monet and Manet and Matisse, Pissarro and his friend and sometimes student Cezanne. You could skip your way through the history of Western art via Vermeer and van Gogh, Constable and Turner, Dali and Miro, Pollock and Warhol. If the pieces hanging in this imaginary museum are not literally ours, they are the Western world's collective cultural heritage, and their absences renders all of us much poorer."

Museum of the Missing is about stolen art. The numerous individual pieces snatched off the walls, cut out of their frames or severed from their bases. The large-scale cultural looting of Egypt by the British and Napoleon, the same of Europe by Hitler and the Germans, and even the ransacking of the Middle East after Saddam's demise. The coffee-table book is full of behind the scene photos as well as beautiful color and black-and-white plates of never-seen-since stolen art and also some of damaged, recovered pieces. Much of the text goes towards the political, legal and ethical issues faced by museums and collections that discover they have stolen pieces or even forgeries in their holdings. There's also a discussion of why art is stolen - not so much for the enjoyment of the piece but increasingly as a way to make a very large sum of quick money. Also, the author petitions for methods to make stolen art less easy to sell and therefore, to deter the theft in the first place. The book is not a rock star of the non-fiction world but was definitely an afternoon's enjoyment. ( )
  VictoriaPL | Jul 5, 2021 |
As much as I enjoyed reading this book, I don't think that it quite lived up to its potential. It could have been a grand overview of the major conflicts in history that led to wide-scale pillaging of cultural history, a diary exploring the psyches' of the world's greatest art thieves (caught or otherwise), and a collection of tales of mystery which tell of all the works not yet found and the detectives who hunt for them. It dabbles in all of these topics - covering subjects like the reign of Napoleon, the recovery of the Mona Lisa, and the role of auction houses in the case of fencing stolen art - but none of these topics are covered in any sort of depth, which resulted in this book serving as a mere warning to the general public about the problem of art theft. My appetite is whetted, though, so I will certainly seek out more books on this topic (fictional, semi-fictional, with the hope that some of the nonfiction will live up to the storytelling potential of the others). ( )
  JaimieRiella | Feb 25, 2021 |
I've always love a good heist movie, but what's the real thing like. This book gives a brief history of art dealership and how art got so expensive, big heists, and current issues such as security and restitution from the holocaust. All of this of this, plus beautiful artwork, makes this a fun non-fiction book. ( )
  Colleen5096 | Oct 29, 2020 |
This beautifully illustrated tome will appeal to those interested in learning more about the stories behind some of the most famous art thefts in history, ingenious swindles carried out by daring criminals, heartless looting of cultural treasures by nations, and all the law enforcement agencies and cultural institutions who tried (and still try) to stop them.

I’d originally borrowed this from a local library to find out more about the Gardner heist in Boston, but was so captivated by the author’s storytelling and interesting tidbits of background information that he’d woven into the short texts, that I bought my own hardback copy and read the whole thing.
Not only does the author describe in detail several of the more brazen and important art crimes worldwide, he goes further, placing the robberies or looting in historical context, describing the value of the objects within criminal organizations, and explaining the important role of forgeries in many thefts.

The role of political leaders behind some of the more extensive looting's is also described, as well as the rightful owners’ often unsuccessful quest to regain possession of their sculpture, painting or antique heirloom. The complex research and investigative work of private detectives, museum staff and police in trying to find these missing pieces is also well explained. The book ends with a lengthy appendix of missing masterpieces and descriptions of their theft or disappearance.

It is not an exhaustive reference book, more of an introduction into this murky world of looted, stolen and forged art. And quite an entertaining one!
  jennifersalderson | Jul 4, 2016 |
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Priceless masterpieces...Brazen thefts: The true story behind the blank spaces on the museum walls.    What kind of person would dare to steal a legendary painting--and who would buy something so instantly recognizable? In recent years, art theft has captured the public imagination more than ever before, spurred by both real life incidents (the snatching of Edvard Munch's well-known masterwork The Scream) and the glamorous fantasy of such Hollywood films as The Thomas Crown Affair. The truth is, according to INTERPOL records, more than 20,000 stolen works of art are missing--including Rembrandts, Renoirs, van Goghs, and Picassos. Museum of the Missing offers an intriguing tour through the underworld of art theft, where the stakes are high and passions run strong. Not only is the volume beautifully written and lavishly illustrated--if all the paintings presented here could be gathered in one museum it would be one of the finest collections in existence--it tells a story as fascinating as any crime novel. This gripping page-turner features everything from wartime plundering to audacious modern-day heists, from an examination of the criminals' motivations to a look at the professionals who spend their lives hunting down the wrongdoers. Most breathtaking of all, this invaluable resource offers a "Gallery of Missing Art," an extensive section showcasing stolen paintings that remain lost--including information about the theft and estimated present-day value--and which may never be seen again.   

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