THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Nina Siegal
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| Van Gogh’s “Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen,” was one of two works by the artist stolen by Mr. Durham in 2002. Reuters |
AMSTERDAM — The televised security footage clearly showed the man smashing glass doors at the Singer Laren Museum, then walking out moments later with a painting by Vincent van Gogh under his arm.
“Look at that,” Octave Durham said as he watched. “His gear is not even professional. If you’re a professional you’re fully in black. He’s got jeans and Nike sneakers on.”
Mr. Durham’s exasperation is not that of some couch potato who has seen one too many crime shows. He’s a thief who 18 years ago stole not one, but two van Gogh paintings from Amsterdam’s famous Van Gogh Museum. [
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| “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” was stolen from the Singer Laren Museum in March. Groninger Museum, via Associated Press |
