Sandy Nairne

Alexander Robert Nairne CBE FSA (born 8 June 1953) is a British art historian and curator.

[1] Nairne was responsible for the successful recovery of two late J. M. W. Turner paintings, stolen in Germany in 1994, and put back on display at Tate Britain in early 2003.

[2] He negotiated secretly for 8 years on behalf of the Tate to get the two paintings back.

His experience is chronicled in his 2011 book, Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners.

[7] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to the arts.