This art thief nabbed 239 works of art worth an estimated $2 billion
“The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession” (Knopf).“To him, beauty is the world’s only true currency — the person with the most beauty is, therefore, the richest. He has sometimes considered himself one of the wealthiest people alive.”Breitwieser was in his 20s when he stole the art, mostly during a grand theft tour of France, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria from 1994 to 2001. He mainly stole from museums and was accompanied by his girlfriend and accomplice, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus.His passion for art was gluttonous; it excited him emotionally and even sexually to touch it.