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The Art of the Steal
2010 · Film · documentary · 101 min
Directed by Don Argott
A gripping tale of intrigue and mystery in the art world, this film traces the history of a collection of Post-Impressionist paintings - worth billions - which became the subject of a power struggle after the death of its owner. Dr. Albert Barnes.
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One of the reasons Philadelphia has such a great collection of art is that they sort of stole a bunch of it. Great documentary on it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_the_Steal_(2009_film)
I was hoping this post was about the Barnes Collection documentary movie with the same title http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1326733/