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Meet the Dutch art detective who tracks down stolen masterpieces

Arthur Brand, dubbed the 'Indiana Jones of the art world,' has recovered over 150 stolen artworks, often solving cases beyond police reach and acting as a discreet intermediary.

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In his modest IKEA-furnished apartment, Arthur Brand paces to distract himself.“I’m nervous,” he says, with the honesty of a man who has learned that bravado is useless in his line of work. He lights a cigarette, leans out the window, and scans the street below.“The waiting is the hardest part.”Brand, 56, has made a career out of waiting: for a phone call, a knock at the door, and, every once in a blue moon, a Picasso or a Van Gogh left discreet…

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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