TY  - BOOK
AU  - Collins,Michael
TI  - Lost Masterpieces: Stolen, Damaged, Mislaid, Destroyed - The World's Most Elusive Works of Art
SN  - 9780744056358
U1  - 709 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - [Place of publication not identified]
PB  - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
KW  - Art
KW  - History
KW  - Art treasures in war
KW  - Lost works of art
KW  - Mutilation, defacement, etc
KW  - local
KW  - Art thefts
N1  - new book 2023 winter
N2  - "Travel back in time to discover works of art that have vanished from the record, as well as those that went missing and have since been reclaimed or recovered. From the treasures of Tutankhamun to the altarpiece of Ghent, a missing Faberǧ egg, and Vincent van Gogh's majestic Sunset at Montmajour, numerous masterpieces have disappeared throughout history as a result of theft, looting, natural catastrophe, or conflict... And some have resurfaced decades or even centuries later! Lost Masterpieces examines the unique story of the most significant of these artworks, the artists who created them, and those thought to be involved in their loss. It explores the various means by which museum curators and international crime investigators have unearthed missing treasures. It highlights the moral dilemma of museums that have profited from looted works of art and examines the recent "heists" made by some nations in an effort to regain their nation's stolen works of art."--Publisher's webpage
ER  -