I remember reading a book about an FBI investigator who specialized in recovering stolen art and it mostly turned out to be low-rent sad hucksters. The chase is always more interesting than the stories of who took them.
I think this is merely a function of the sexiest art thefts being the least lucrative. The market for looted antiques is big because it’s typically extremely difficult to prove that a particular piece was obtained illegally.
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I remember reading a book about an FBI investigator who specialized in recovering stolen art and it mostly turned out to be low-rent sad hucksters. The chase is always more interesting than the stories of who took them.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6827652-priceless
I think this is merely a function of the sexiest art thefts being the least lucrative. The market for looted antiques is big because it’s typically extremely difficult to prove that a particular piece was obtained illegally.