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James Bond, stolen art detective….
Hardcore Bond fans are likely familiar, but if you aren’t, this may be a fun bit of trivia….
In 1962’s Dr. No, while held captive in his villainous host’s lair, Bond spots a famous painting (Goya’s Duke of Wellington) that had been stolen in real life in 1961 (recovered in 1965).
Similarly in 2012’s Skyfall, Bond spots Severine fencing Modigliani’s Woman with a Fan, which had actually been stolen in 2010 (and not yet recovered), before the masterpiece winds up in Blofeld’s meteorite lair in 2015’s Spectre, hanging above the bed in the luxury guest room reserved for Madeline Swann….
Cheers to the forever impeccable tastes of Dr. No and Blofeld. Perhaps in the next Bond, he’ll spot a stolen Tiffany Nautilus 🍻
James Bond, stolen art detective….
Hardcore Bond fans are likely familiar, but if you aren’t, this may be a fun bit of trivia…. In 1962’s Dr. No, while held captive in his villainous host’s lair, Bond spots a famous painting (Goya’s Duke of Wellington) that had been stolen in real life in ...
You’re most welcome and totally agree!
Also, I called this post “Bond, stolen art detective,” but on second thought I should have called it “Bond, stolen art destroyer,” since in both films he blows up the villain’s lair and the priceless art with it….
As a big fan of Modigliani's Woman With A Fan, I'd also like to point out...
That the same artwork was used in the 1999 film Entrapment, featuring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones as art thieves! These thieves are obviously selfish but I can't deny some of these thieves have great taste!
As a big Bond fan I really like your thread. Thanks for that! :-)
Will the next Bond feature a stolen Nautilus? Quite possible! Or an NFT? LOLLL The only problem: Bond is dead now, isn't he? So there can only be one next male or female 007 in the future?
