tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34874116.post6276300983066059749..comments2024-03-02T14:50:39.949+00:00Comments on Stolen Vermeer: Stolen Art Watch, Swiss Art Heist, Paintings Recovered, Good Old Edgar Liebrucks !!Art Hostage http://www.blogger.com/profile/04025483327345956228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34874116.post-44071045580936225472008-02-23T11:33:00.000+00:002008-02-23T11:33:00.000+00:00Jennifer,When the inside news came in it stated th...Jennifer,<BR/>When the inside news came in it stated that the Cezanne was still being held Art Hostage that is why it was thought three paintings were recovered initially.<BR/><BR/>It turns out that the Degas and Cezanne remain Art Hostages.<BR/><BR/>However, the next step is the return of the Degas as another show of good faith by the criminals, before the Cezanne is finally recovered, if the Dane-geld deal is successful.<BR/><BR/>Art Hostage still believes the offering of a media statement about Serbian/Russian disquiet about Kosovo independence is a much better route to conclude this and other recent art heists.<BR/><BR/>The Serbian protest route also gives each side, good guys and bad guys, a chance to save face and allows the stolen art to return without payment of reward, well not publicly anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34874116.post-87419127299184577442008-02-22T21:46:00.000+00:002008-02-22T21:46:00.000+00:00I thought only TWO of the paintings were recovered...I thought only TWO of the paintings were recovered? Is there some new news? I thought it was an interesting tidbit, too, that the recovery was made at a mental institution!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com