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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 1d

Over 1,000 artifacts have been stolen from an off-site storage facility owned by the Oakland Museum of California. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #lootedartifacts #artfraud #artrecovery

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Thieves Steal More Than 1,000 Artifacts From a California Museum's Storage Facility

The "brazen" heist at the Oakland Museum of California occurred in the early morning hours of October 15. Investigators are working to track down the missing items

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 4d

Odyssey Global Consulting will be in NYC next week for Art Law Day and networking. We look forward to seeing our wonderful colleagues again! #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #lootedartifacts #artfraud #artrecovery #consulting

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 6d

#WantedWednesday "Painting No. 2 (Schilderij No. 2 in Dutch)" by Piet Mondrian, 1926. Originally on loan to the Provincial Museum in Hanover, it was confiscated by the Nazi authorities in 1937. Its current whereabouts remain unknown.#OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 8d

Bill that would allow the return of artifacts looted during colonization has been presented in France. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #lootedartifacts

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French bill clears path to return artefacts looted during colonisation

A bill to make it easier for France to return cultural objects taken during the colonial period was presented at a ministerial council in Paris this week by Culture Minister Rachida Dati. Despite a pl...

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 11d

"The Boulevard Montmartre at Night" by Camille Pissarro, 1897. Currently located at the National Portrait Gallery in London. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #paintingoftheday

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 13d

#WantedWednesday "A View of Kraków" by Julian Fałat, 1896. The painting was part of the State Art Collection in Wawel until its confiscation on November 9th, 1939. Transported to the German commandants' headquarters of the Kraków district and most likely losy in late 1944. #OGC

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 15d

Crown jewels originally belonging to Emperor Napoleon III, currently on display at The Louvre have been stolen. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #lootedartifacts

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Hunt continues for thieves after priceless jewels stolen in heist at Louvre museum in Paris

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati says the incident happened as the museum opened this morning.

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 20d

#WantedWednesday " A fragment of the Lusina Triptych"by Wit Stwosz, 1500. Fragments of the Altar Retabulum from Lusina that originally belonged to the Polish Academy of Skills in Kraków and was comprised of three parts. Believed to have gone missing in 1944. #OGC #artdetective

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 22d

Four decades after culturally significant artifacts were stolen from the Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico, they have been recovered. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking

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Decades After “Heartbreaking” Thefts, Santa Ana Pueblo Recovers Stolen Artifacts

The repatriation effort is significant not just for the amount of time that has elapsed, but also because it is completely organized and funded by the Pueblo itself.

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 24d

"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, 1884-86. Currently located at The Art Institute of Chicago. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #postimpressionism #paintingoftheday

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 27d

#WantedWednesday "The Temptation of St. Anthony" by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1472-1553. Approximately 9,000 prints were created and during WWII, part of the collection was moved to the town of Gotha in Lower Saxony, which were later taken by the Red Army to the Soviet Union. #OGC

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · 29d

A collaboration with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the Greek Ministry of Culture, has lead to the successful repatriation of 29 artifacts. Ranging from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Hellenistic era. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime

en.protothema.gr/2025/10/05/n...

New York: 29 Greek antiquities seized and repatriated - ProtoThema English

Historic victory: 29 ancient Greek artifacts seized in New York and returning home

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Oct 3

"Soap Bubbles" by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1733-34. The painting depicts a young man blowing a soap bubble. Chardin's original work is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #rococo

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Oct 1

#WantedWednesday "Madonna with Child" (Głogów Madonna), by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1518. In 1943 the painting was moved to the town of Lądek Zdrój, where it was taken by Russian soldiers. In 2000 a reproduction was created and is now located at Pushkin State Museum of Art. #OGC #artdetective

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 29

Two paintings worth nearly $9K have been stolen from Exchange District gallery. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #lootedartifacts

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Nearly $9K worth of artwork stolen from Exchange District gallery: Winnipeg police | CBC News

Two paintings with a total value of $9,000 were stolen from a gallery in the Exchange District last month, and police are asking for the public's help to find them.

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 26

"The Calling of Saint Matthew" by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, 1599-1600. Currently located at the Contarelli Chapel in the church of the French congregation, San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #paintingoftheday #baroque

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 24

#WantedWednesday "Large Head (The New Man) also known as Der Neue Mensch," was a sculpture made by the German artist Otto Freundlich in 1912. The sculpture went missing and is thought to have been destroyed in 1941 during the war. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 22

A 3,000-year-old bracelet has been stolen from the Cairo Egyptian Museum and melted down for gold. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking

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A 3,000-Year-Old Bracelet Belonging to an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Has Been Stolen, Sold and Melted Down for Gold

After the artifact went missing from Cairo's Egyptian Museum in early September, authorities began carefully tracking down its whereabouts

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 19

"Farm Garden with Sunflowers" by Gustav Klimt in 1907. The painting is currently located at the Belvedere Palace and Museum in Vienna. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #paintingoftheday

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 17

#WantedWednesday "Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence" by Gustav Klimt, 1899-1907. In 1938, the paintings were seized by German soldiers and moved to Schloss Immendorf in 1943. In May of 1945, the paintings were thought to have been destroyed by German SS forces. #OGC

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 15

Two paintings stolen by Nazi soldiers during World War II are pulled from auction. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/a...

Nonprofit Gets Two Paintings Stolen by Nazis Pulled From Auction

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 12

"Poppies" by French Impressionist Claude Monet, 1873. Monet created this painting after returning from the United Kingdom in 1871 and settling in Argenteuil with his family. The painting is currently located at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. #OGC #artdetective #paintingoftheday

OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 10

#WantedWednesday "Ecco Homo," 1620. This painting was one of many versions focused on the idea "behold the man." This particular painting was property of Stanisław Jackowski, his private collection was almost completely destroyed or looted during the war. #OGC #artdetective

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 8

Long-lost painting looted by Nazis recovered after it was spotted in a real estate listing. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #lootedartifacts

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Long-lost painting looted by Nazis recovered after it was spotted in a real estate listing

"Portrait of a Lady" belonged to prominent Jewish art collector Jacques Goudstikker before it was stolen during World War II.

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OdysseyGCLLC @odysseygcllc.bsky.social · Sep 5

"The Ambassadors" by Hans Holbein the Younger's, 1533. The painting is a full-length double portrait of French courtiers Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve. Currently located at The National Gallery, London. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #art #paintingoftheday

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