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The Gardner heist, the true story of the world's largest unsolved art theft, Ulrich Boser

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The Gardner heist, the true story of the world's largest unsolved art theft, Ulrich Boser

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-444)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Gardner heist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

310715786

Responsibility statement

Ulrich Boser

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print crime scene

Sub title

the true story of the world's largest unsolved art theft

Summary

On March 18, 1990, two men dressed as policemen broke into Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and walked out with a dozen masterpieces worth $500 million. To date, not one painting has been recovered. Before he died, Harold Smith, one of the world's greatest art detectives, believed he was close to cracking the case. After Smith's family gave journalist Ulrich Boser access to his research, Boser explored Smith's unfinished leads

Table Of Contents

The storm on the Sea of Galilee : a disturbance in the courtyard -- Chez Tortoni : the art detective -- A lady and gentlemen in black : it was a passion -- The concert : the picture habit -- Cortege aux environs de Florence : the art of the theft -- Landscape with an obelisk : something that big -- Ku : unfinished business -- Three mounted jockeys : infiltrate and infatuate -- Self-portrait : I was the one -- Program for an artistic soiree I : any news on your side -- Program for an artistic soiree II : where's Whitey? -- La sortie de pesage : put my picture on the cover -- Finial : like a spiderweb

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