Art Crime
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Still Missing…“Lionne et lion dans Leur Antre” by Eugène Delacroix
Read more: Still Missing…“Lionne et lion dans Leur Antre” by Eugène DelacroixAlmost fifty-three years ago, an oil on canvas painting by Eugène Delacroix, Lionne et Lion dans Leur Antre, also known as Lioness and Lion in a Cave, was stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada, along with a number of other paintings and objects, in the largest art theft in Canadian history. …
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Still Missing…“Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer” by Frans Hals the Elder
Read more: Still Missing…“Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer” by Frans Hals the ElderIn January, we wrote about four paintings stolen from the Museu Chácara do Céu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during Carnival. Two of those paintings, a Dali and a Matisse, had been stolen before. This month’s “Still Missing” story is about a Frans Hals painting, “Twee Lachende Jongens,” also known as “Two Laughing Boys with a Mug…
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Art Crime Investigation Overseen by Argus CPC Founder Recognized by the Archaeological Institute of America
Read more: Art Crime Investigation Overseen by Argus CPC Founder Recognized by the Archaeological Institute of AmericaThe largest cultural property case ever investigated by the FBI’s Art Crime Team has been acknowledged by the Archaeological Institute of America with its 2025 Outstanding Public Service Award. Argus CPC founder and managing director Tim Carpenter led the FBI’s recovery of over 7,000 items from the rural Indiana property of Don Miller, who spent…
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Argus CPC Talks Stolen Paintings and Convictions for FBI Retired Case File Review Podcast
Read more: Argus CPC Talks Stolen Paintings and Convictions for FBI Retired Case File Review PodcastArgus CPC partner Geoffrey Kelly recently sat down with retired FBI agent, author and podcaster Jerri Williams to discuss his investigation of Robert Mardirosian for possession of stolen art and the recovery, over 30 years after the crime occurred, of a Paul Cézanne painting valued at $29 million and other artwork stolen during the largest…
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Still Missing…Four Paintings Stolen from Museu Chácara do Céu
Read more: Still Missing…Four Paintings Stolen from Museu Chácara do CéuAlmost nineteen years ago, in February 2006, four paintings, works by Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso, were stolen from the Museu Chácara do Céu in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. All four paintings are still missing today. Where the Theft Happened The Museu Chácara do Céu is an art museum situated…