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Art Theft

Monterey Art Theft Of Pollock, Van Gogh Works "Smells Fishy," Say Authorities

sfgate.com | Demian Bulwa, Chronicle Staff Writer | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

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It was reported as one of the biggest fine art thefts in history - $80 million worth of paintings by Jackson Pollock, Vincent van Gogh and other maste...

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Magritte Painting Stolen At Gunpoint

The Guardian | Angelique Chrisafis | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

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A painting by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte was stolen from a Brussels museum today in a daring daylight raid by two armed men who rang...

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Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

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Picasso Sketches Stolen: French Police

AP | JEAN-PIERRE VERGES | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

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PARIS — A red notebook of 33 pencil drawings by Pablo Picasso has been stolen from a specially locked glass case in the Paris museum that bears ...

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