‘Smash, grab, melt it down’: how material value likely motivated the Louvre heist
‘Smash, grab, melt it down’: how material value likely motivated the Louvre heist
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‘Smash, grab, melt it down’: how material value likely motivated the Louvre heist
The buyer was probably identified before the heist even happened.
And yet private collectors have all sorts of stolen artwork in their collection.
Heck there is an article from 5 days ago where someone stole a picasso en route to the exhibit. It's not like they are going to disassemble that into parts before they sell it.
Or the buyer initiated the heist process