In Theft of The Weeping Woman from the National Gallery of Victoria, how is the Legacy discussed?
The crime was described in 2009 as "still Australia's greatest unsolved art heist". In 2010, in the context of a theft of an entire private collection worth A$$2 million and the theft of a Frans van Mieris self-portrait valued at A$1.4 million from the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2004, it was referred to as "most famous art heist in Australia".On the 20th anniversary of the theft, Australian online magazine Crikey described the thieves as "more than likely just a bunch of naughty boys" and that it was regarded by some in the arts community as a work of "performance art" and a political act in response to the "cultural cringe".In 2011, John Brack's Collins St., 5 pm was voted the most popular work in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. The Weeping Woman was the fourth most popular. The work itself was described in 2012 as "the National Gallery of Victoria's much-loved Weeping Woman".
Victoria Collins St., 5 pm Frans van Mieris The Weeping Woman cultural cringe John Brack Crikey Art Gallery of New South Wales National Gallery of Victoria performance art