the Dutch detective Arthur Brand announced on his Twitter page that he found the trail of stolen in late March, van Gogh’s painting “Spring garden. The garden of the priest in Nuenen in spring”. From the beginning, the crime was like a twisted Hollywood plot. The painting was stolen from the Museum complex of Singer Laren on the day of the birth of the artist, and brazen. Now it turns out that it “circulates in mafia circles,” and the thief conveys the cinematic style of the message to the detective.
it would Seem that such a desperate theft is impossible in the modern world, because to sell a picture of the Museum is almost impossible. Kidnapped exhibit immediately appears in the list of Interpol, so to sell it even at a third-rate auction impossible. Yes, and it is unlikely that any self-respecting dealer will undertake the sale of obviously stolen items. Too great a risk to get caught. But, it turns out, no, stuff happens.
Strange in this story that stole, coveted not the most famous painting of van Gogh. Besides, the landscape of “Spring garden. The garden of the priest in Nuenen in spring” (1884) is written in an unusual wizard, almost classical manner. This is not “Sunflowers” and “Starry night.” Didn’t know that van Gogh. The choice of the robbers weird if he took that bad. And they acted recklessly – CCTV camera recorded two men.
it would Seem that all the cards in the hands of the police, but (perhaps because of the quarantine) the case is delayed. And after a few months of silence began to appear a strange message about the fate of the paintings. Dutch detective Arthur Brend said in his Twitter: “Proof that a van Gogh painting recently stolen in Laren, live. Outstanding painting is circulating in mob circles.” To post attached two pictures. The first visible picture to the left of which lies a copy of the newspaper the New York Times of 30 may, and on the right is autobiography in Dutch known thief artwork Octave Durham “Meesterdief”. In the second picture, apparently the back of the fabric where the label hand-signed name of the work and author.
Referred to the kidnapper Octave Durham became famous loud theft of paintings by van Gogh “the sea at Scheveningen”: the work disappeared from the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on the evening of 7 December 2002. Surprising in this story was the recognition of the offender: “Some people are born teachers, some players. I’m a natural robber”. That is Durham stole not for profit or for passion for the art, and in order to steal. He, along with partner smashed with a sledgehammer (!) the hole in the roof of the Museum and took what you could take (most valuable paintings, like the same “Sunflowers” was firmly attached to the wall). Therefore, a victim of Durham and was a little-known and non-classical for the artist toArtin. The same thing happened in Laren.
the Theory of the Dutch detective who searches for “Spring landscape”: we new Durham. Stole to steal. In both! How wealthy this version?
– Photo of the picture with the newspaper? A message for the detective in the book? Just Hollywood some – commented “MK” specialist auction ArtSale.info Vladimir Bogdanov. – Well, okay. From the publication it is possible to make two conclusions. First: may 30, 2020 van Gogh painting was intact. Second: the attacker “Hello” art investigator Arthur Brand (which is nicknamed the “Indiana Jones” of the art world) and lets you know that with interest watching his hypothesis about the copycat. What can I say? The emergence of photos – the good news for the police. It’s a lead. After all, our world is not so just something to send out and publish, leaving no digital footprint. It is possible, but requires to be seven spans in a forehead or to bring advanced assistants. And this is a chance for high-tech investigation. As I said the other detective in the famous film: “What know two, you know the pig.”
