The world’s most valuable stolen painting is …
A Van Gogh’s ‘Poppy Flowers’
B Vermeer’s ‘The Concert’
C Manet’s ‘Chez Tortoni’
Fact: Johannes Vermeer’s ‘The Concert’ (c. 1664) portrays two women and a man making music in an intimate domestic setting. In the background, Baburen’s ‘The Procuress’ hangs on the wall. In 1892, American collector Isabella Stewart Gardner purchased it for $5,000 at a Paris auction. Nearly a century later, in 1990, the painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Its whereabouts are still unknown, and today it is estimated to be worth $250 million.
Correct Answer: Vermeer’s ‘The Concert’