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The Art Thief

Michael Finkel

Explore how a professed love of beauty became possession, compulsion, and destruction, and why accessible museums depend on the very trust this thief exploited.

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9 parts, about 20 minutes to read.

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Author
Michael Finkel
Parts
9 parts
Reading time
about 20 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. A masterpiece disappears in daylight2 min
  2. Love, fear, and a repeatable reward2 min
  3. A system built on trust3 min
  4. The spree expands as investigators close in3 min
  5. Warnings fail to end the partnership3 min
  6. An arrest reveals an empty attic2 min
  7. Trials dismantle the gentleman collector2 min
  8. The compulsion survives every consequence2 min
  9. The limits of the record1 min

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