Breitwieser is an unemployed freeloader holed up in his mother’s house. This he acknowledges. The arrangement permits him to live cheaply, allowing him to keep all his illicit artwork without the need to even consider converting any loot into cash. Stealing art for money, he says, is disgraceful. Money can be made with far less risk. But liberating for love, he’s known a long time, feels ecstatic.
