How much is the art of stolen Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum worth 35 years ago? – Art newspaper

Tuesday, March 18th March 35th Anniversary was entered at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 35th anniversary and received 13 works. The theft is only believed that the largest heist of the world art is not only believed, as well as the only instance of owned theft.

In the early hours of March 18, 1990, the police entered the Museum when the two men entered the museum, both security guards were filled with hand and more than 13 works. After the day of St. Patrick’s Day, Boston was held in Boston, in the city, who lived with Irish ancestors, and the festivities shortly passed before the festivities were noticed, but they did not notice anywhere. In 35 years, no piece has been restored and no arrested, despite the many theories, was behind objects and may be objects (theories Philadelphia)Ireland and Corsica).

Another aspect of the case is the value of works that are not at all. We will never know the real market value of the market, although 13 objects must be found and returned. Gardner, who built the collection was an eccentric heir and set the museum, did not work in his will. The collection will also be examined, how Gardner wanted to meet his death in 1924, to meet the will, the Museum will hang the framework of the painting who expects works of art.

Gardner built a world collection, and the work of European masters was one of the first collections that acquired in aggressively. The objects stolen, especially Johannes Vermeer has only 37 well-known paintings. Concert (1662-64) as well In the sea of ​​Galilee in Christ (1633) is the only landscape of Rembrandt van Rijn. Shortly after the robbery, Karen Haas Museum’s Commissioner New York Times 13 works worth more than $ 200 million. Quick, the painting largely believed that when the Museum was the most valuable: Titian’s Europe rape (1560-62), Which Gardner bought in 1896. The actual painting artist was real into an American collection. Gardner spent $ 100,000, equivalent to $ 2.5 million in 2017by the museum.

However, art assessment is not a detailed science. In recent decades and the rise in the price of inflation’s art increases, the rare work done. Gardner achieved most of his collections from the end of Europe through Europe, Bernard Berenson through mythical seller. Similar works rarely, if they came, they come to the auction for comparison.

Recently, and the valued estimated for the work of the stolen Gardner Museum is $ 500 million. This image 2000. In the year the FBI agent created by Thomas Cassano, according to the book of Ulrich Botes Gardner Heist: The real story of the world’s most attacked theft (2009). The Bopos describes the New York City at a Gardner Research Heist conference, all the work calculated by Cassano had a $ 500 million market value; In response, the audience of the wise art again sang, “More! More!” FBI refused to comment on the rating and representative Gardner Museum Art diary The figure of $ 500 million was not his calculation.

Anthony Amore Museum Security Director said in 2023 in a FBI podcast It is an underestimating an image of $ 500 million, referring to the passage of time and inflation. In 2019, old old vendors and former Sotheby vice-president Otto Naumann said he would cost a stolen horde at least $ 1bn, with Vermeer Concert It is worth almost $ 500 million.

Bob Cassano specializes in the former main agent, the case and the recovery of antiquity, he worked out the case Art diary Higher valuations are “not shy”, pointing to $ 450.3 million (fees) World Savior In 2017, Christie’s Leonardo attributed to Leonardo.

Another issue: If the work would be returned, what kind of situation would there be? Five boxes, including In the sea of ​​Galilee in Christ and ConcertApproximately, they cut their frames during the blades. Researchers believed that paintings can be thrown to transport, it is likely to damage the canvases of the centuries.

“I had cases that I stole and cut the pieces to their frame, and then I found it 30 years later,” Cassano says it’s more hopeful about the work taken that night. Cassano determined his research In the sea of ​​Galilee in Christ and Concert In the 2010 Memory No priceless: How did I go to rescue the sewer treasures for sale.

For the museum itself, “the value of these paintings is impossible to our organization and the public”, Nathaniel Silver, Associated director and Commissioner of the Gardner Museum Art diary in a statement.

Theft 35. To celebrate the anniversary, the Museum has presented a sound installation in the Dutch room, which were stolen six of 13 works. Skoby Laposky sound artist sonically recreated In the sea of ​​Galilee in ChristAnd visitors observing the frame will hear the sounds of the waves and birds in the Galilee sea. As they move around the frame, the sound will go to the thunder of a violent storm and a violent wind, according to the museum. The sound installation will be until March 19 until March 19 (Gardner Museum is closed on the real anniversary of Heist, as it happens on Tuesday).

The museum offers a $ 10 million reward that leads directly to the return of stolen works of art.

“We attract citizens to share any information that leads to the recovery,” he added silver. “Isabella Stewart Gardner left his museum for the eternal enjoyment of education and public” and hope to return for everyone. “