The World's Most Expensive Stolen Paintings
Art critic Alastair Sooke delves into the murky world of art theft. Despite the high stakes - and often daring - involved, many cases are shrouded in mystery and go unnoticed by the media. Around 47,000 works of art are reported missing each year, yet it is only the heists involving the world's most valuable paintings that hit the headlines. But high-profile or not - once gone, the works are rarely recovered.
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The World's Most Expensive Stolen Paintings
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 21, 2013
Runtime
0h 59m
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Original Title
The World's Most Expensive Stolen Paintings
Production Companies
BBC
Director
Dominic Gallagher
Description
Art critic Alastair Sooke delves into the murky world of art theft. Despite the high stakes - and often daring - involved, many cases are shrouded in mystery and go unnoticed by the media. Around 47,000 works of art are reported missing each year, yet it is only the heists involving the world's most valuable paintings that hit the headlines. But high-profile or not - once gone, the works are rarely recovered.
