Art Crime

Almost nine months ago, three framed Christmas cards by famed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis, valued at approximately $10,000 CAD each, were stolen and are still missing today. Where the Theft Happened The three framed Christmas cards were stolen from a home on the 1900 block of Cambridge Street in the south end of…

Almost thirty years ago, over 200 paintings by Lithuanian artist Arbit Blatas, including a self portrait, were stolen from a storage unit rented by the artist and his wife in New York City. Most of those paintings are still missing today. Where The Theft Happened In early 1995, artist Arbit Blatas and his wife, famed…

Almost fifteen years ago, “La Femme à l’Éventail,” also known as “Woman with a Fan,” by Amadeo Modigliani and four other paintings by modern masters, were stolen from the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (MAM Paris).  Similar to the theft of a Delacroix and other paintings from the Montreal Museum of Fine…

More than fifty-two years ago, “Roses dans une Verre” (also known as “Roses in a Vase”) by August Renoir, as well as fourteen other paintings and a lithograph, was stolen from the Musée Albert André, a small museum in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in southern France. Similar to the “Skylight Caper” artwork theft in Montreal, Canada just two months…