[6] Brand's interest in stolen art recovery began when he was an exchange student in southern Spain.
Together with some Romani people he met there, he went on a treasure hunt that resulted in the discovery of three silver Roman coins.
[7] He also helped recover Salvador Dalí’s "Adolescence", during which CBS quoted that "He's described as the Indiana Jones of the art world".
[2] He retrieved Oscar Wilde's ring, returned to Oxford University's Magdalen College, Picasso's Buste de Femme and Van Gogh's The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in September 2023.
[5][10] Six paintings stolen from the town hall of Medemblik in September 2023 were delivered anonymously to Brand's door in October 2023.