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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/800862006 Title: Art theft and the case of the stolen Turners Author: Sandy Nairne Publisher: London : Reaktion, 2012. ISBN/ISSN: 9781780230207 1780230206 9781861898517 1861898517 OCLC:800862006

  
  

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Art theft and the case of the stolen Turners

Author:	Sandy Nairne
Publisher:	London : Reaktion, 2012.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	The theft of high-profile works of art is not new and recurs on a fairly regular basis. In 1994 two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner (then valued at £24 million) were stolen from a public gallery in Frankfurt while on loan from the Tate in London. Sandy Nairne, who was then Director of Programmes at the Tate, became centrally involved in the pursuit of the pictures and in the negotiation for their return. In Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners he relates for the first time this complex, cloak-and-dagger story of the theft, the many efforts to regain the paintings and the final return of the pictures in 2002 to public display at the Tate.In addition to this story, Nairne examines other high-value art thefts, trying to resolve the puzzle of why thieves steal well-known works of art that cannot be sold, even on the black market. Nairne also discusses the theft and recovery of works of art, acknowledging that they form part of a much broader field of theft, looting and illicit dealings with art and antiquities around the world. He debates how different concepts of value can be understood by examining episodes of art theft, questions of motivation and surrounding ethical issues. How art theft is depicted in fiction is also considered, including the construction of the image of the art thief, the specialist detective and the mysterious figure of the hidden, criminal collector. --  Read more...
Subjects	Turner, J. M. W. -- (Joseph Mallord William), -- 1775-1851. -- Shade and darkness. Turner, J. M. W. -- (Joseph Mallord William), -- 1775-1851. -- Light and colour. Art thefts. View all subjects
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