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Meet the Dutch art detective who tracks down stolen masterpieces

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Rebecca Rosman

March 21, 2026

For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding. (Rebecca Rosman for NPR)

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