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Michel Cohen (born 1953) is a French art dealer born in Paris, France. Cohen sold high-value paintings—works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Chagall—stolen from art galleries. He was arrested by Interpol in 2003, while living in Brazil, and imprisoned in Rio de Janeiro. He later escaped from prison and disappeared. He is the subject of the 2019 documentary The $50 Million Art Swindle by Vanessa Engle.
References
- "The Great $50 Million Art Swindle". Forbes. 6 February 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "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
- "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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