The Art of Stealing Art

Stealing art is as old as art itself, but in recent years—stimulated by the boom in art prices—art theft has increased dramatically.

Join ARTnews editor and publisher Milton Esterow as he discusses illicit traffic in stolen and plundered masterpieces. The recipient of numerous awards for journalistic excellence, Esterow has also been a leading advocate for the restitution of works of art stolen from Jews by the Nazis.