Xavier glitts, or tommy's mom's boy friend
Fred, Tommy's stepdad, stole the painting, because he was actually Xavier Glitts, an art theif.
The Antagonist of Chasing Vermeer is Fred, ( Xavier Glitts ) or "Glitter Man. He was the person that stole the painting, The Lady Writing.YOLO NERD
the answer is that someone had stole the painting and they didnt know who it was and they had letters that kept leading up but they still could not find it
Old Fred did
glitter man
In the book, "Chasing Vermeer" a painting is stolen. It is later found in Delia Dell Hall under the 12th step of the main staircase.
The evidence of Chasing Vermeer is that Vermeer's painting "The Lady", was stolen by this guy name Xavier glitts who is also known as Glitter man and Fred
the painting gets stolen
Chasing Vermeer tells the story of how Petra and Calder, classmates at the University of Chicago Lab School, track down The Lady Writing, the stolen Vermeer painting.
In Chasing Vermeer, Fred Steadman is the name of the man posing as Tommy's new stepfather. It turns out he is an art thief by the name of Xavier Glitts. Chasing Vermeer was written by Blue Balliett.
Yes, It turns out Fred was really a infamous art thief who stole the painting and began writing the letters. Calder and Petra find the painting in a hidden compartment in a staircase in Delia Dell hall.
They help find a stolen painting called "A Lady Writing"