Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.

The original post about the heist is here. picked by MandolinOrange 11 months ago

Brazilian police recovered paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari that were stolen last month from the country's premier modern art museum, officials said Tuesday. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Of the two robbers who stormed into Oslo's Munch Museum in August 2004, only one is believed to have been in court on Tuesday. Police think the other man is dead. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Two Picasso paintings worth millions were stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

They removed five canvases but dropped and damaged one as they made their escape. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Some absolutely amazing pieces here. My favortie is HungOver. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

Paintings by Paolo Picasso and Candido Portinari, the most valuable pieces in the Sao Paolo Museum of Art collection, were thieved. These paintings had not gone to auction therefore it was difficult to estimate their value. picked by KateHadson 1 year ago

A forward thinking artist from Zurich started an internet phenomenon, paintings of numbers, between 1 and 1000. How are they valued?
Value = 1,000 – number

The idea and experience is written up in the December issue of Wired Magazine picked by c1010010 2 years ago

No people, no animals, no movement. Spanish artist José Manuel Ballester (Madrid, 1960) cleared every living creatures from some of the most famous paintings . picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda. Over 6000 paintings were painstakingly produced during two years to create a five minutes film that would meet high personal standards. Khoda is a psychological thriller; a student project which was seen as a ‘mission impossible’ by many people but eventually prove... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Explorers have discovered a series of caves decorated with ancient Buddhist paintings, set in sheer cliffs in Nepal's remote Himalayan north, leaving archaeologists excited and puzzled. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

You would think if you are going to buy a ticket to get in the stadium (on a stolen credit card), you would go sit somewhere else," said Maj. Greg Elder, commander of the New Orleans Police

too bad he had to leave early it was a good game.. picked by smarty1052 3 months ago

Amazing illustrations painted directly on to feathers picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Some are better that others, some of the better ones are really good. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The new research of the Paleolithic cave located in France, revealed that people, who lived in prehistoric times, preferred to draw their famous cave sketches in locations that have a natural resonant sound. picked by maxriter 6 months ago

To the untrained eye, they appear to be simple daubs that could have been created by a two year old. Which is precisely what they are. But that didn't stop the supposed experts falling over themselves to acclaim them. The toddler in question is Freddie Linsky, who has fooled the art world into buying and asking to exhibit his paintings. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Photosurrealistic images from Fred Inaudi (1971-2154)
The date of his death is from his bio... picked by MissWinkle 6 months ago

Check painting section
A bit NSFW picked by wildminou 3 months ago

The idea of creating a 3D version of an influential artwork came out of doing jigsaw puzzles of famous paintings. May be slow to load. picked by MissWinkle 8 months ago