Stolen van Gogh painting worth millions recovered by Dutch art detective
A Dutch art detective has helped recover a missing Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from the Singer Laren Museum, east of Amsterdam, in March 2020.
I had never heard of an "art detective" before today, but that's the coolest job title I've ever heard. It sounds very Indiana Jones-ey. (And yes, I understand it's probably a lot of desk work)
According to his Wikipedia page he actually earns his living as an art historian and art consultant. Recovering lost and stolen art is just a hobby... And that's definitely pretty Indiana Jones-esque.
The Art Detectives series is good. Not crime related, but interesting investigations of paintings
This kind of headline makes me sick: "Work of art worth X currency" - because of course it's only the financial speculative aspect that makes art valuable and no one cares about anything else. Disgusting.
Is it though?
Realistically? I think it very much is. If you can't make money with art either by producing or buying/selling/owning it then pretty much no one cares.
When is the last time you genuinely saw someone care about a work of art breaking new ground, or for it delving into truly novel understanding, or due to it invoking feelings in the recipient?
Like the outrage ober the self-shredding Banksy? Oh noes, so much value destroyed how could he!!1
I mean, original Van Gogh gigs will sell for boatloads of money though. It's not particularly speculative.
Lesser known artists, sure.
I hope he got it laminated before he started handling it.
Art Detective Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau
Honestly I really hope he stole it back but changed the story. Fuck art dealers and thieves.
Thanks.
