$$$$ - SIX BILLION a Year in Art Theft - Where is the Outrage?

ART CRIME: Shining Light On A Serious Problem

Unfortunately, the general public as a whole has no idea of the depth and the damage to our cultural heritage that the theft of works of art inflicts on society. It has been determined that over 170,000 pieces of art are missing and only a mere 10% have been recovered. Art Crime: Shining Light on a Serious Problem is a well-written article by Anayat Durrani that delves deeply into this overwhelming subject. The shocking details of how such masterworks by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Manet, Degas, and Cezanne, to name only a few, have gone missing. It is also unfortunate that only the high price pieces get the publicity. There are works by contemporary artists that have been ripped off and are left on the back burner. The effort in the attempt to recover them is low priority since those that investigate such cases are overburdened with the losses of the high-end art works. Read more

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