Concept information
social science subjects
criminology and criminal justice
transnational crime and justice
crimes and criminal markets
Preferred term
art and antiquities fraud
Definition
- In 2000, international in the auction houses alone reached almost $3 billion, and prices realized for works by individual artists included a work by Picasso, which sold for $55 million; a Matisse, for $17 million; a Cezanne, for $8.5 million; and a Renoir, for $7 million. Where such wealth abounds, crime is sure to follow. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Art Theft and Fraud]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/art_and_antiquities_fraud
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