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Michel Cohen (born 1953) is a French art dealer born in Paris, France.[1] Cohen sold high-value paintings—works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Chagall—stolen from art galleries.[2] He was arrested by Interpol in 2003, while living in Brazil, and imprisoned in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] He later escaped from prison and disappeared.[2] He is the subject of the 2019 documentary The $50 Million Art Swindle by Vanessa Engle.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ "The Great $50 Million Art Swindle". Forbes. 6 February 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "An art dealer disappeared with $50M. 17 years later, a documentary crew found him". www.cbc.ca. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Art broker charged with trying to sell stolen Picasso". CNN. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (17 September 2019). "'I got the guy!' My 17-year manhunt for a $50m art criminal". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
Further reading
edit- "Michel Cohen: the remarkable story of the art dealer featured in The $50m Art Swindle on BBC Two". MSN Entertainment. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019.
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