Stéphane Breitwieser (born 1 October 1971) is a French art thief and author, notorious for his art thefts between 1995 and 2001. He admitted to stealing 239 artworks and other exhibits from 172 museums while travelling around Europe and working …

2023年6月22日 · In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart’s content.

2023年6月19日 · Now comes “The Art Thief,” which documents a different kind of crime, one that circumvents both the moral horror of murder and the mundanity of petty theft.

2024年12月1日 · Stéphane Breitwieser is an unusual kind of art thief who organized audacious and often absurdly simple museum heists not because of profit but because of his deep love of art. Together with his girlfriend, he stole hundreds of …

Once a Thief (1991), directed by John Woo, follows a trio of art-thieves in Hong Kong who stumble across a valuable cursed painting. Hudson Hawk (1991) centers on a cat burglar who is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot.

2024年6月25日 · In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now. Great Experience.

2020年1月1日 · These devious scammers of the art world concocted elaborate ruses that read like fiction, but all are too true.

2025年1月9日 · Breitwieser conducted a series of art thefts between 1995 to 2001 across Europe, stealing over 239 stolen works of art. These were of value at almost $2 billion. However, Breitwieser’s robberies were driven by a passion for art and a …

2023年7月11日 · After a day of waiting tables, Stéphane Breitwieser would return to his mother's house in eastern France, and climb the narrow wooden staircase to the attic — where he had stashed stolen...

2024年9月12日 · The Art Thief by Michael Finkel offers a riveting dive into the life of Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most notorious art thieves in history. Between 1994 and 2002, Breitwieser committed a staggering series of heists across Europe, stealing nearly $2 billion worth of priceless artwork—not for money, but to surround himself with beauty.