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The Accidental Picasso Thief
In this episode, Olivia tells Emma the story of The Accidental Picasso Thief - a story about family, fate, coincidence, and adventure - all orbiting around a stolen Picasso painting. Special thanks…
My Kid Could Paint That
In this episode, Emma tells Olivia the story of toddler painter extraordinaire Marla Olmstead in the early aughts. This story is intertwined with an examination of the documentary about Marla and her…
The Knoedler Gallery Fraud Part III: A Trial of Prestige
In our Knoedler Gallery Fraud series finale, we discuss the end of the Knoedler Gallery, the arrest of one of the fraudsters, and explore the De Sole lawsuit extravaganza. We ask the question of what…
The Vanishing Brief - 10/24/25
This week in The Vanishing Brief, we discuss some recent headlines in the art crime world including the recent Louvre Heist, a Picasso painting gone missing in transit, and a Nazi-looted painting…
The Knoedler Gallery Fraud Part II: Elegy to Authenticity
In this episode, we continue the story of the Knoedler Gallery as the fourteen year long forgery ring that made the gallery millions began to crumble. We unveil the masterminds behind the fakes,…
The Knoedler Gallery Fraud Part I: Legacy of the Con
In this episode, we introduce the decades-long, $80 million forgery ring that took place within the prestigious Knoedler Gallery in New York City. We discuss the history of the long-standing gallery…
The National Gallery Heist of 1961
In this episode, Emma tells Olivia about the 1961 theft of Francisco Goya's Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. This story takes us through flamboyant ransom…
The Transylvania University Rare Book Heist
In this episode, Olivia tells Emma the wild story of the rare book heist that took place at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 2004. “I suppose at one time in my life I might have had…
The Mona Lisa Part II: A Commodity Appears
In our final episode on the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa, we catch back up with Picasso and Apollinaire who have just been arrested. We explore the truth of the theft and its perpetrator, growing…
The Mona Lisa Part I: The Perfect Crime of the Modernist Era
In this episode, we travel back in time to Paris in 1911 to the Louvre where one of the most iconic paintings of all time is discovered missing: the Mona Lisa. In the first episode of our two-part…
BONUS: The Gardner Heist Conspiracies
Today we bring you our first Vanishing Point bonus episode! In this episode, we decided to take a trip down the internet rabbit hole and read some conspiracy theories about the Isabella Stewart…
The Gardner Heist Part III: Gangsters and Gods
In this episode, we introduce the possibility of Irish involvement in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, discussing the IRA, a British heiress turned bomb maker, and the infamous Whitey…
The Gardner Heist Part II: A Cast of Characters
In this episode, we take you step by step through the Gardner Heist, from the minute Richard Abath opened the door to let in the thieves, to Gardner director Anne Hawley and the Boston police…
The Gardner Heist Part I: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Richard Abath
In this episode, we introduce the Gardner Heist and two important figures in our story: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Richard Abath. We begin with Isabella's conception of the museum, her place within…
Welcome to Vanishing Point
Welcome to Vanishing Point, a podcast about the art and philosophy of art thefts and forgery. In this episode, we introduce ourselves and what led to the formation of this podcast. We also introduce…
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Vanishing Point has published 15 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Arts.
Vanishing Point is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 55m.
