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The Art Thief
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Author : Michael Finkel
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-06-22
The Art Thief written by Michael Finkel and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than 200 heists over nearly ten years - in museums and cathedrals all over Europe - Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than 300 objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in his home, where he could admire them to his heart’s content. Possessed of a remarkable appreciation for art and an innate ability to assess practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict’s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend’s pleas to stop - until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down. This is a riveting story of art, crime, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. As a real page-turner that seems almost unbelievable in its twists and turns, The Art Thief explores the true story of the art collector who went to extreme lengths to expand his personal collection – and the thrill of the heist that kept him going.
The Art Thief
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Author : Noah Charney
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-09-04
The Art Thief written by Noah Charney and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-04 with Fiction categories.
The disappearance of a priceless Caravaggio in Rome and the famous 'White on White' by Russian painter Kasimir Malevich in Paris heralds the start of a series of seemingly unconnected art crimes across Europe. Fitting the pieces together as they follow a trail of bluffs and double-bluffs, bizarre clues and intellectual puzzles, Inspector Jean-JacquesBizot in Paris and Harry Wickenden of Scotland Yardcome to realize that what at first appears a spate of random thefts is all part of a single master plan, and that they are being led ever deeper into a baffling conspiracy. This fiendishly clever debut thriller takes us behind the scenes of the elite fine art world of auction houses, academia and museums to offer a fascinating view of art history, witty, fast-paced dialogue and an ever-surprising plot that twists its way from Rome to Paris to London and back again.
The Art Thief
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Author : Michael Finkel
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2024-06-25
The Art Thief written by Michael Finkel and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."—The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." —The Wall Street Journal In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years—in museums and cathedrals all over Europe—Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart’s content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to circumvent practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtaking number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict’s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend’s pleas to stop—until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down. This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
Summary Of Michael Finkel S The Art Thief
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Author : Milkyway Media
language : en
Publisher: Milkyway Media
Release Date : 2024-03-11
Summary Of Michael Finkel S The Art Thief written by Milkyway Media and has been published by Milkyway Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Get the Summary of Michael Finkel's The Art Thief in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" recounts the astonishing tale of Stéphane Breitwieser, a notorious art thief, and his accomplice and girlfriend, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus. Breitwieser, driven by a passion for beauty rather than financial gain, meticulously plans and executes the theft of an ivory sculpture of Adam and Eve from the Rubens House museum in Antwerp, Belgium. The couple's residence in Mulhouse, France, serves as a sanctuary for their pilfered treasures, including a vast collection of art and historical artifacts valued at around two billion dollars...
The Art Of Thief
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Author : Paul Davies
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2014-02-25
The Art Of Thief written by Paul Davies and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-25 with Games & Activities categories.
With the exceptional heritage, critical acclaim and tremendous sales of the Thief franchise, fans of the series will be delighted to add this book to their collection in anticipation of the new Thief game.The Art of Thief demonstrates the stunning concept and development art from the eagerly anticipated next-gen console game, Thief.The Art of Thief will be released day and date to coincide with the launch of the long awaited Thief game. The Art of Thief is the perfect companion for fans of the Thief franchise. The Thief videogame series has achieved tremendous sales and been praised by numerous respected media sources, such as The Washington Post, The LA Times, and The New York Times. The Thief games have often been praised for innovating the stealth genre and have accumulated a dedicated and loyal fanbase consisting of millions of people worldwide.The new Thief game will be heavily promoted as it will feature on the Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles, which have both received international media and online attention.
Hitler S Art Thief
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Author : Susan Ronald
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2015-09-22
Hitler S Art Thief written by Susan Ronald and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The sensational story of a cache of masterpieces not seen since they vanished during the Nazi terror—a bizarre tale of a father and aged son, of secret deals, treachery and the search for truth. The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Gurlitt became known as a man who never was - he didn't have a bank account, never paid tax, never received social security. He simply did not exist. He had been hard-wired into a life of shadows and secrecy by his own father long before he had inherited his art collection built on the spoliation of museums and Jews during Hitler's Third Reich. The ensuing media frenzy unleashed international calls for restitution, unsettled international relations, and rocked the art world. Susan Ronald reveals in this stranger-than-fiction-tale how Hildebrand Gurlitt succeeded in looting in the name of the Third Reich, duping the Monuments Men and the Nazis alike. As an "official dealer" for Hitler and Goebbels, Hildebrand Gurlitt became one of the Third Reich's most prolific art looters. Yet he stole from Hitler too, allegedly to save modern art. Hitler's Art Thief is the untold story of Hildebrand Gurlitt, who stole more than art-he stole lives, too.
The Art Thief S Handbook Essays On Art Crime
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Author : Noah Charney
language : en
Publisher: Arca Publications
Release Date : 2020-04-02
The Art Thief S Handbook Essays On Art Crime written by Noah Charney and has been published by Arca Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
The Art Thief's Handbook is a collection of popular essays on art crime by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. Informed through scholarship but written in an accessible manner for a general audience, these essays are informative and entertaining, delving into the dark side of the art world. From theft to forgery, from museums to churches, from tomb raiders to illicit antiquities, from heists to cons, The Art Thief's Handbook provides a great introduction and more in-depth look at art crime, in all its aspects. Noah Charney is a professor specializing in the history of art crime and author of more than a dozen critically-acclaimed and best-selling books, including The Art Thief, The Art of Forgery, The Museum of Lost Art and The Collector of Lives, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the founder of ARCA, the Association for Research into Crimes against Art. Profits from the sale of this book and others in this series support ARCA's research.
The Art Of The Heist
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Author : Myles J. Connor, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-04-21
The Art Of The Heist written by Myles J. Connor, Jr. and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“One of the most beguiling criminal memoirs ever written….A rare gem of a book.” — T. J. English, New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne How did the son of a decorated policeman grow up to be one of Boston’s most notorious criminals? How did he survive a decades-long feud with the FBI? How did he escape one jail sentence with a fake gun carved out of soap? How did he trade the return of a famous Rembrandt for early release from another sentence? The Art of the Heist is a roller-coaster ride of a life, the memoir of America’s most infamous art thief Myles Connor. Once a promising young rock musician, the son of a respected policeman, Myles Connor became one of Boston’s most infamous criminals—a legendary art thief with irresistible charm and a genius IQ whose approach to his chosen profession mixed brilliant tactical planning with stunning bravado, brazen disguises, audaciously elaborate con jobs, and even the broad-daylight grab-and-dash. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, Boston’s Museum of Fine Art . . . no museum was off-limits. The fact that he was in jail at the time of the largest art theft in American history—the still-unsolved robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum—has not stopped the FBI from considering him a prime suspect. The Art of the Heist is Connor’s story—part confession, part thrill ride, and impossible to put down.
To Catch An Art Thief
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Author : Vivian T-N Ho
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014-06-25
To Catch An Art Thief written by Vivian T-N Ho and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-25 with categories.
The 1985 armed robbery of the Marmottan Museum in Paris shocked the art world. A team of pistol-wielding robbers stormed the museum in broad daylight, holding forty people hostage and escaping with nine masterpieces, including five by Monet. While the most audacious art theft of the period, the Marmottan Museum robbery represents only a small fraction of the thriving world of art theft in the 1980s. In a major city like New York, art galleries faced ongoing threats from shoplifting, employee theft, and burglary. To Catch a Art Thief is the fascinating result of one woman's research into the shady and high-stakes world of art theft. The author's extensive knowledge of art crime grew out of her dissertation research at Rutgers University. Writing as Vivian T-N Ho, artist and criminal justice scholar Dr. Truc-Nhu Ho explores the strategies used by art thieves and the countermeasures made by gallery security and law enforcement. She delves into the world of art fences and unscrupulous dealers willing to act as middlemen between criminals and collectors. The Marmottan robbery came to a happy conclusion: in 1990 the stolen masterpieces reappeared in Corsica. Few art thefts end so well. In To Catch an Art Thief, Dr. Ho explains why, supplementing her findings with actual cases courtesy of the New York City Police Department and extensive interviews with NYC art-gallery directors. Her research puts human faces on the men and women who fight to protect and retrieve valuable art.
The Art Of Uncharted 4 A Thief S End
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Release Date : 2016-05-10
The Art Of Uncharted 4 A Thief S End written by Various and has been published by Dark Horse Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-10 with Art categories.
Journey alongside Nathan Drake once again, as Naughty Dog and Dark Horse Books team up to bring you this comprehensive and breathtaking exploration into Uncharted 4: A Thief's End! Numerous never-before-seen designs and concept art accompanied by commentary from the developers give you behind-the-scenes access to the creation of this gaming masterwork. This beautiful oversized hardcover is a must-have for any fan of the Uncharted franchise and high quality video game art. The Art of Unchartend 4 will be released by Dark Horse simultaneoulsy with the new game, Uncharted 4.