September 30, 2016

When opportunity has knocked, art thieves often have a preference for works of art attributed to Vincent Van Gogh

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When opportunity has knocked, art thieves have often had a preference for works of art attributed to Vincent Van Gogh.   But just how ma...

February 10, 2008 - Museum Theft, Foundation E.G. Bührle, Switzerland

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An art heist at gunpoint occurred on February 10, 2008 at the private Zürich gallery run by the Foundation E.G. Bührle in Switzerland. ...

April 26, 2003 - Museum Theft, The Whitworth Art Gallery at The University of Manchester, Manchester, England

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Sometime after 9 pm on April 26, 2003 three works of art estimated to be worth approximately £4 million, were stolen from the Whitworth Art...
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May 13, 1999 - Private Collection Theft, F. van Lanschot Bankiers NV, Den Bosch, The Netherlands

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Vincent Van Gogh The Willow, 1885 with Dr. H,J, Hijmersma, conservator to the F. van Lanschot Bankiers NV Collection Sometime between ...

April 14, 1991 - Museum Theft, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

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oil on canvas, 95 cm x 73 cm  This spectacular theft occurred at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam during the predawn hours of Sunday, A...
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May 19, 1998 - Museum Theft, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome

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On May 19, 1998 Rome's prestigious Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna was robbed just after the 10 pm closing time. Armed with guns,...
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June 28, 1990 - Museum Theft, Het Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, The Netherlands

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At around 12:30 in the morning on June 28, 1990 three early Van Gogh paintings were stolen from the Het Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosc...

December 12, 1988 - Museum Theft, Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, The Netherlands

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At a time in the late 80s when Van Gogh's paintings were listed on the "Top 10 Prices Paid for Paintings" at two of the world...
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May 20, 1988 - Museum Theft, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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In the early morning hours of May 20, 1988, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein, was hit with its one and only mus...

May 15, 1975 - Museum Theft, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan

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On the evening of February 17, 1975, twenty-eight Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works of art were stolen from the Galleria d...