Art Crime and Its Prevention is the definitive handbook on art crime for art-world professionals of all kinds –from the museum, auction house or art-insurance employee to the contemporary gallerist, dealer, art-market student or collector.

Written by a range of international experts, the book's territory is broad and includes a range of advice on

the protection and recovery of artworks.

Includes a foreword by Noah Charney and contributions by Lynda Albertson, Marc Balcells, Toby Bull, Virginia Curry, Dick Drent and many more

Judge Arthur Tompkins is a District Court Judge based in Wellington, New Zealand. He teaches the ‘Art in War’ component course at ARCA’s annual Graduate Certificate Programme in Art Crime and Heritage Protection Studies, in Umbria, Italy.

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Art Crime and its Prevention