{"product_id":"art-theft-and-the-case-sandy-nairne-9781861898517","title":"Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1994 two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner--then valued at twenty-four million pounds--were stolen from a German public gallery while on loan from Tate Britain. In this vivid, personal account, Sandy Nairne who was then Director of Programmes at the Tate and became centrally involved in the pursuit of the paintings and the negotiations for their return, retells this complex, 8-year, cloak-and-dagger story, which finally concluded in 2002 with the pictures returning to public display at the Tate. In addition to this thrilling narrative, Nairne unravels stories of other high-value art thefts, puzzling what motivates a thief to steal a well-known work of art that cannot be sold, even on the black market. Nairne also examines the role of art theft within the larger underworld of international looting and illicit deals among art and antique collectors. The art heist, of course, is a popular theme of crime novels and films, and Nairne considers these depictions as well, investigating the imaginative construction of the art thief, the specialist detective, and the mysterious collector. \u003ci\u003eArt Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, real-life detective story that will keep both art and mystery lovers eagerly turning pages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandy Nairne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861898517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861898517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2011 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2011","brand":"Sandy Nairne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069993939199,"sku":"9781861898517","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a34c8754-5f66-4c8e-89ec-5e638499525d.jpg?v=1685427720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/art-theft-and-the-case-sandy-nairne-9781861898517","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}