Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam found in Italy

Van Gogh is most known for his painting, but he also created drawings. For example, he drew a pen and ink version of Starry Night [1]. I particularly like Windmills at Montmartre [2]. I think it'd be easy to argue his talent and skill carry over into his drawing.

I say all this to quote him writing to his brother: "I cannot tell you how happy I am that I have taken up drawing again. I had been thinking about it for a long time, but always considered it impossible and beyond my abilities." [3]

[1] http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Drawing/1574/Starry-Ni...

[2] http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Drawing/1729/Windmills...

[3] http://www.vangoghgallery.com/drawings/

>> We don't yet know how the clan got hold of them, nor whether its members had been planning to sell the works on the international black market.

Over the last several decades, stolen masterpieces are thought to have become a form of currency, collateral, amongst certain crime families. Those in possession probably had no intention on ever selling these paintings. Nor would they display them. The paintings are a commodity to be traded hidden and traded within a narrow circle of families. Perhaps decades later they may be sold off on a black market, but more likely they would be kept in perpetual darkness as are those taken in the legendary Gardner museum theft.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museu...

This sounds like it would be a great movie plot.