Michel Cohen (born 1953) is a French art dealer born in Paris, France. Cohen sold high-value paintings—works by Monet,

Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...

Chagall Marc Chagall; russian: link=no, Марк Заха́рович Шага́л ; be, Марк Захаравіч Шагал . (born Moishe Shagal; 28 March 1985) was a Russian-French artist. An early modernism, modernist, he was associated with se ...

—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 Vanessa Engle (born ) is a British documentary filmmaker. After spending four years working for BBC2's late night arts magazine programme, The Late Show, she began to make her own documentaries. She is known for ''Lefties'' (2006) and the '' Arena ...

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