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In response to "How Did a $2 Billion Trove of Art End Up in a Random Attic in France?" by crash davis 😺

Fun fact: I once helped “move” some Chagall paintings across the French border.

Posted by mafic Jun 25 '23, 04:54

Friend’s grandmother was apparently Chagall’s mistress, and died suddenly and unexpectedly without a will. His dad was her only child, so would have inherited the paintings, but couldn’t afford (or just didn’t want to pay) the inheritance taxes, so we drove over from Switzerland and relocated some things before the French government got involved.

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To the world, he looked like a mild mannered geologist and goat enthusiast. But one dedicated detective at Interpol suspects otherwise. - crash davis 😺 Jun 25, 05:40 1 1
- nice! -- nm - mud Jun 25, 06:22
Nice thieving! -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 05:29
So you're basically an international art thief -- nm - decline Jun 25, 04:56 5
- Are you surprised? -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 06:06 4
  - If someone had said one person on this board had some shady dealings in Switzerland with art, I think we’d all point the same way. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 25, 06:53 2
    - Then married a Russian/Cuban spy and moved to Australia to farm. Riiiiight *finger to nose* -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 08:33 1
      - Let's not forget the silos and caverns all over the world -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 11:05
  - If he had a mustache he'd be twirling it right now! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 25, 06:36

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Fun fact: I once helped “move” some Chagall paintings across the French border.

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