Art Crime
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New Book “Thirteen Perfect Fugitives”
Read more: New Book “Thirteen Perfect Fugitives”We are proud to announce the new book by Argus Cultural Property Consultants partner Geoffrey Kelly about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World’s Largest Art Heist The true story of the world’s largest art heist, as told by the FBI agent who investigated the…
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Argus Cultural Property Consultants Featured Worldwide Following Louvre Heist
Read more: Argus Cultural Property Consultants Featured Worldwide Following Louvre HeistFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Media Rep Global StrategiesEmail: jpack@mediarep.usPhone: (865) 235-1217Website: www.arguscpc.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the high-profile jewel theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris on October 19, Argus Cultural Property Consultants was featured by international media for expert analysis on museum security and the protection of cultural heritage. The theft, which took place during museum open…
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Inside the FBI Art Crime Team and Its Most Unusual Case
Read more: Inside the FBI Art Crime Team and Its Most Unusual CaseArgus CPC founder and managing director Tim Carpenter recently chatted with Chris Carr from the Secrets & Spies podcast about his new book The Grave Robber. In this gripping account of the biggest stolen artifacts case in FBI history, Tim recounts the investigation into Don Miller, a collector cum looter who raided archaeological sites all…
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Still Missing…“Soldier on Horseback” by Anthony van Dyck
Read more: Still Missing…“Soldier on Horseback” by Anthony van DyckApproximately five and one-half years ago, “Soldier on Horseback,” a painting by 17th century Flemish Baroque master Sir Anthony van Dyck, was stolen from the Christ Church Picture Gallery in Oxford, England. Where the Theft Happened Christ Church is one of the more than thirty different colleges that make up the University of Oxford, often…
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Still Missing…“The White Duck,” by Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Read more: Still Missing…“The White Duck,” by Jean-Baptiste OudryMore than thirty years ago, “The White Duck,” also known as “Le Canard Blanc,” a painting by 18th century French artist Jean-Baptiste Oudry, was stolen from Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England. Where the Theft Happened Houghton Hall, in Norfolk, England, is the residence of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. It was built in 1722 by…