The art thief : a true story of love, crime and a dangerous obsession
Finkel, Michael2023
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Stephane Brietwieser stole over 300 art pieces in the course of 200 heists. While travelling around Europe and working as a waiter in the mid-90's, Stephane orchestrated cunning heists almost fortnightly. His routine nature and relentlessness led the Guardian to call him 'arguably the world's most consistent art thief'. However, Stephane never made a penny from any of his exploits - the prolific thief has kept every piece for his personal art collection at his home. His passion for art led to 6 fascinating years of art thievery and a personal collection worth over $1.4 billion - and now, American journalist Michael Finkel is telling his story. This book explores the true story of the art collector who went to extreme lengths to expand his personal collection - and the thrill of the heist that kept him going.
Main title:
The art thief : a true story of love, crime and a dangerous obsession / Michael Finkel.
Author:
Finkel, Michael, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Collation:
221 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781471186233 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.16287092B/BRE364.16287364.16287 BRE920 BRE364.162
Language:
English
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BRN:
3206156
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