Thefts
One man’s epic quest to recover a stolen painting by ‘Iraq’s Picasso’
The 1968 battle scene was withdrawn last month from Christie’s Dubai sale, but its fate remains in question
‘Spider-man’ and accomplices sentenced in Paris museum theft
Three defendants given six- to eight-year prison sentences, hefty fines and ordered to pay the city €104m
Stolen Guercino painting found in Casablanca
Altarpiece was taken from church in Modena, Italy, in 2014
Prosecution seeks jail time and heavy fines for Paris museum thieves
The three men involved in the heist face seven to ten years for the disappearance of five masterpieces
Trial testimony reveals how one man walked off with five masterpieces worth €108m from a Paris museum
But professional burglar advises making sure you “have the resources” to pull off a similar heist “or drop the idea because it’s just too much of a headache”
Stolen Old Master paintings head back to Verona
Works by Tintoretto, Mantegna and Rubens were discovered in Ukraine
Police in Greece arrest 26 in bust of alleged antiquities smuggling ring
Investigators recovered more than 2,000 objects, mostly coins, that they say were offered for sale through auction houses
Anselm Kiefer’s studio robbed of 12 tonnes of raw marble and €1.3m lead sculpture
Two women apprehended while picking up scraps from the damaged work have been released
Stolen Salvador Dalí and Tamara de Lempicka works recovered
The two pieces were taken in 2009 from a Dutch museum during opening hours
Seventeen paintings stolen from Verona museum retrieved in Ukraine
Works by Tintoretto, Mantegna and Rubens were hidden in plastic bags near the Moldovan border
Warhol soup can screen prints stolen from Missouri museum
FBI and Interpol have been notified by local police who are investigating the theft of an undisclosed number of works at the Springfield Art Museum
‘Rathkeale Rovers’ gang jailed over £57m UK museums thefts
Much of the haul, which includes Chinese antiques and rhino horn, has probably ended up in China, making recovery unlikely
Centre Pompidou’s stolen Picasso goes back on show after 15 years
Painting was recovered in 2014 after interception by vigilant US customs officers
Italian police arrest 13 over €15m Verona museum theft
Suspects include museum’s security guard whose car was used as getaway vehicle
Criminal gang convicted of stealing antiquities and rhino horn from UK museums
The international burglary ring targeted objects for a growing Chinese black market
Statue stolen from Mussolini’s Roman villa to be returned
The work’s current owner voluntarily turned it over to authorities
Chelmsford Museum gold coin theft linked to national security alert
Museums across UK were warned about gang making “reconnaissance visits”
Two detained in Turkey over attempted sale of painting, claimed to be lost work by Van Dyck
The sellers told undercover police that they had bought the work from a gang in Georgia
Masterpieces stolen from Verona museum
Works by Tintoretto and Rubens among 17 pieces taken
UK museums on heightened alert against attacks
Arts Council England and the Scottish Council on Archives warn of increased theft danger
French national treasure recovered after 32 years
The 18th-century tapestry was pulled from a London auction and returned to its château in Normandy
Rodin sculpture stolen from Beverly Hills mansion returned after 24 years
Art worth more than $1m was looted after Swiss housekeeper sold duplicate key
Churches targeted in organised crime wave
Recovered artefacts include paintings, stained glass and carvings
Russborough House pulls Old Masters from Christie’s auction
Opposition from heritage groups changes the embattled foundation’s plans
Plot thickens in alleged Picasso theft case
In addition to two portraits of Jacqueline Picasso, more than 60 other works are believed to have gone missing from a storage facility in Paris suburb
Russian billionaire’s family trust joins Picasso heir in accusations against leading art dealer
Olivier Thomas is released from police custody, while Yves Bouvier denies all allegations
Dispute over 13th-century painting stolen by one of its owners has been resolved
Questions remain over authorship of panel that could be by Duccio