cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9498177
Kinda interesting that folks are stealing France’s cultural heritage. Maybe even ironic.
Are the Brits at it again
Can’t show them anywhere *public, I imagine there’s still enough egos to be stroked in private collections
That’s my take too. This sort of thing could exist in a private collection on Epstein’s island or another wretched hive of scum and villianry. Glad the public had the opportunity to see it before it was privatized.
If works of art valued above a certain amount were automatically nationalized through eminent domain, then perhaps these sorts of thefts would happen less often. But since the fine art market is a tax shelter and money laundering scheme for the ultra-wealthy, no such system will ever exist in capitalist states. The ultra-wealthy won’t allow it.
Will they hold them for ransom?
The article doesn’t indicate any contact from thieves seeking a ransom. I imagine they’d get more money for it on the black market than they would w a ransom anyway. With that said, French gov spends money of crazy stuff all the time so who knows?
