Are you under the impression that the theft of works of art is the stuff of fiction? Films like The Thomas Crown Affair, Entrapment and Ocean’s 12 have been fictional representations of art theft though the practice is very real and just as interesting. SpotCrime’s archived crimes can help shine a light on true life Thomas Crowns and Danny Oceans in the world. In the past 23 years some of the world’s most precious works of art have been stolen in daring heists by skilled criminals.
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This famous painting, “The Scream” by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch is just one of many precious works of art that have been snatched from their owners or galleries in recent years.
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