The Questions Surrounding Art Theft

I am fascinated by the idea of art theft, to the extent that I have covered the topic in a few of my classes/lectures and in my book club discussions. As a huge museum nerd, I see artworks almost like holy objects, sacred to all of humanity. If you wouldn’t steal something from a church […]

Degas’ “After the Bath” Series

In June, The Wandering Art Historian book club completed a discussion of its sixth book this year – that’s a lot of books! – and I have to say that it was the most fun I have had in a long time! June’s book was The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro and I cannot recommend […]

“False Impression” by Jeffrey Archer

I hate to admit that I haven’t been reading many “fun” books as of late. In 2020, I read 30 books and most of them were research oriented or books I was considering for inclusion in The Wandering Art Historian book club. Don’t get me wrong, it was still fun to read all those books, […]

Happy Birthday, Vincent!

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Vincent van Gogh has been in the news quite a lot lately. On Monday, a painting by Vincent was stolen from a small museum in the Netherlands. Just a reminder… Monday, March 30th was Vincent’s birthday! For more info on the art theft, check out this link… https://www.npr.org/2020/03/30/823965150/van-gogh-painting-stolen-after-thieves-apparently-smash-dutch-museum-entrance […]