Paradoxically, high art generates not only admiration for beauty, but greed. The cost of the creations of great masters is estimated at millions of dollars, so they disappear with enviable constancy. Some valuable exhibits can be found, and they return to museums and private collections. Many are still missing, and solid rewards are promised for information about them. Here are 10 disappeared works of art that would make you fabulously rich, if you, of course, knew where to find them.
"Charing Cross Bridge, London", Claude Monet
The painting was stolen in the fall of 2012. One of the thieves, convicted of theft, claimed that he had burned her in his mother's oven. However, no convincing evidence confirming the words of the criminal was never found, and the famous canvas Monet is currently considered to be missing.
8 Faberge eggs
For the Russian Imperial Court, the firm Carla Faberge produced 52 eggs. Objects of art in due time belonged to Alexander III and Nicholas II. In 1918, when the reign of the Romanov dynasty came to an end, and the last of its representatives were killed, the collection of Faberge eggs was confiscated. However, 8 of them disappeared without a trace. The loss of valuable jewelry, of course, did not go unnoticed. Now every missing Faberge egg is valued at more than $ 1 million.
"Christ in the storm of the Sea of Galilee," Rembrandt
The only picture with a sea landscape of the famous Dutch artist was stolen in 1990. In 2013, the FBI believed that they had identified the identities of its kidnappers. However, the location of the canvas has not yet been determined. A person who has information about the picture will receive a reward of $ 5 million.
"Righteous judges", Jan van Eyck
The gate "Righteous Judges" was part of the famous "Ghent Altar". In 1934 she was abducted. Her theft was confessed to one of the residents of Ghent, but he was at death and refused to disclose the secret of her location. Her, said the kidnapper, he will take with him to the grave. Probably the thief did it. There are suggestions that the leaf is destroyed, but its search continues to this day.
"Concert", Jan Vermeer
The reason for the disappearance of the picture of Vermeer was the same theft, which always hid from the eyes of the "Righteous judges" van Eyck. The canvas costs about 200 million dollars. Probably, that's why it was stolen.
"The girl at the open window", Paul Gauguin
The painting, written by Gauguin in 1888, was stolen in Rotterdam in 2012. In addition to it, the thieves took with them 6 more paintings worth a total of 18 million euros. Although the two men responsible for the theft were caught, 7 stolen paintings have not been found to date.
"Pigeon with green peas", Pablo Picasso
All the works of the Spanish artist are highly valued, so they become objects of attention of the kidnappers. "Pigeon with green peas" was among the 5 paintings by Picasso, stolen in 2010 from the Paris Museum of Modern Art. The total cost of the disappeared works of Picasso was 100 million euros. The thief was caught. During the interrogation, he claimed that he threw the pictures into the trash, because he panicked. Quite a dubious story. Perhaps this is why the paintings are now listed as missing.
Stradivarius Violin
Like the work of Picasso, Stradivari's tools are very expensive. So, the violin, made by the master in 1727 and stolen in 1995, is estimated at $ 3 million. Where she is, is still unknown, and this is an extremely depressing fact. After all, there are only 650 original Stradivari instruments in the world.
"The flock comes out of the reformist church in Newnay" and "View of the sea at Scheveningen," Vincent Van Gogh
Both paintings were stolen in 2002. Now their total cost is about 30 million euros. Of course, for information about the canvases of the great artist, the Amsterdam Museum of Vincent Van Gogh offered an impressive amount. If you had information about them, you would be richer for 100 thousand euros. However, in early 2017, the media reported that the canvass among other values found in the mafia shelter in Naples. When they return to Holland, it is still unknown.