Art of the heist

DVD - 2015

Investigates the high-profile thefts of some of the world's greatest pieces of art. From Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to Edvard Munch's The Scream and even the Mona Lisa, these and other iconic masterpieces have been coveted by the criminal world. The fourteen-part series delves into the background behind the audacious burglaries and the authorities₂ efforts to apprehend the crooks and restore the masterpieces to public viewing.

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Subjects
Genres
Documentary television programs
Television mini-series
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Silver Spring, Maryland] : Athena [2015]
Language
English
Edition
Widescreen
Item Description
Title from container.
Subtitle on container: Inside the art world's biggest thefts.
Originally broadcast as 14 episodes of a television mini-series in 2006-2007.
"Broadcast on Ovation."
Physical Description
4 v. (1 videodisc per volume) (approximately 780 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; widescreen (16:9) presentation); Dolby Digital stereo.
Audience
Not rated.
ISBN
9781621724353
  • disc 1 (approximately 166 min.). The big sting ; The world's biggest heist ; The forger and the conman
  • disc 2 (approximately 167 min.). The search for The Scream ; Chasing Cézanne ; Den of antiquities
  • disc 3 (approximately 222 min.). The lady in gold ; The Pharaoh's head ; Miami sting ; The man who stole the Mona Lisa
  • disc 4 (approximately 224 min.). The Russian conspiracy ; On the trail of Moche gold ; The disappeared ; The thieving Don Juan.
Review by Library Journal Review

These DVDs bring the viewer into the world of high-priced art and some of the most creative and daring criminals and forgers feeding on a frenzied and often overpriced market. Art of the Heist brings together a group of short British documentaries that were initially produced for television (in a Dateline or 48 Hours fashion). This well-produced and fascinating series re-enacts several notorious thefts including the unsolved case at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and of "The Scream" from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Artwork taken as part of Nazi plunder is featured, including the theft and ultimate recovery of Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer (popularly known as "The Woman in Gold"). The segment on "The Forger and the Conman" documents the "work" of John Myatt and is a riveting exposé of the world of art dealers and -provenance. When it comes to The Art of Forgery, the German documentary on Wolfgang Beltracchi (b. 1951) details how this clever, witty, and arrogant con artist managed to dupe the art world for decades as he created original paintings in the likenesses of early 20th-century masters. Including his wife, Helene, these bold charlatans managed to pass off nearly 300 phony paintings as master-works by leading European expressionist and surrealist artists. Although this crime was widely covered by the media at the time of the pair's arrest, the obsession with how this smug couple deceived so-called sophisticated connoisseurs is still mesmerizing and entertaining. VERDICT Both DVDs are highly recommended for most library collections.-Herbert E. Shapiro, Lifelong Learning Soc., Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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