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Also recovered, Turner’s Light and Color. Both works were on loan to the Schirn Kunsthalle.
News

When Is a Reward Not a Reward?

By Posted 01/24/12

Experts disagree over whether paying for information leading to the recovery of stolen art might actually encourage more thefts Read More

After The Scream was stolen from the Munch Museum, this reproduction appeared at the Guggenheim—as part of a 2006 campaign launching dark chocolate M&M’s. A reward of 2 million M&M’s was offered for the picture’s recovery.
Investigations

‘The Scream,’ the Thief, and the 2 Million M&M’s

By Posted 04/01/08

Stolen masterpieces are priceless and worthless at the same time—they’re too hot to sell, and have limited use as collateral. But one criminal tried to use them to sweeten his sentence. Read More