Art and Law European Police Are Making Arrests in a String of High-Profile Old Master Forgeries of Cranach, El Greco, and Others An Italian artist has been arrested under suspicion of painting a fake El Greco connected to the Old Master forgery ring. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 13, 2019
Art and Law A Group of Thieves Bungled a Break-In at Anselm Kiefer’s Studio When Trying to Steal One of His Sculptures The criminals were likely trying to strip the work for its lead. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 12, 2019
Art and Law A Truck Driver Attacked Wall Street’s Iconic Charging Bull Statue With a Spiked Banjo, Leaving It With a Huge Gash The attacker allegedly cursed President Trump’s name while beating the mammoth bronze sculpture. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 9, 2019
Art and Law A New Move by the Trump Administration Makes It Possible for Collectors to Sue to Reclaim Art Seized by Cuba Still, it will be an uphill battle. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2019
Art and Law A Billionaire Art Collector’s Lawsuit Against Gagosian Over Delayed Jeff Koons Works Can Proceed, a Judge Rules Steve Tananbaum is awaiting completion of several Koons sculptures worth a combined $13 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 3, 2019
Art and Law A Paris Court Has Denied Restitution Requests From Heirs of Prominent French Art Dealer and Holocaust Victim René Gimpel Three Derain works are at the center of the legal decision, which the plaintiff has promised to appeal. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 30, 2019
Art and Law The Final Knoedler Forgery Lawsuit, Over a $5.5 Million Fake Rothko, Has Been Settled, Closing the Book on a Sordid Drama The settlement marks the end of a prolonged and miserable period in the history of the art market. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2019
Art and Law A Street Artist Is Suing a Grocery Chain for Allegedly Using His Work in an Oprah-Narrated Super Bowl Ad Without His Consent Chris Williams says the commercial has damaged his reputation. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 27, 2019
Art and Law Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Maria Farmer Says the New York Academy of Art Helped Enable the Disgraced Financier The school says it will now assemble a committee to formalize how art collectors can and should interact with students. By Rachel Corbett & Ben Davis, Aug 26, 2019
Art and Law Here Are the 3 Most Disturbing Takeaways From Mother Jones’s Interview With Jeffrey Epstein’s Art Advisor and Former ‘Best Pal’ Stuart Pivar also used to buy art with and for Andy Warhol. By Ben Davis, Aug 26, 2019
Art and Law Ariana Grande Has Settled Her Legal Battle With the Artist Who Claimed Her Music Video Ripped Off His Empowering Candle Paintings The video remains online with its imagery unchanged. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 21, 2019
Art and Law The Met Is Investigating Objects in Its Collection With Ties to Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor. Will Other Museums Follow Suit? Kapoor has been charged with operating a $145 antiquities smuggling ring. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 19, 2019
Art and Law Robert Indiana’s Estate Accuses His Caretaker of Allowing the 89-Year-Old Artist to Live in ‘Squalor’ Before He Died Lawyers for Jamie L. Thomas say he did not neglect the artist, from whom he "never stole a dime." By Naomi Rea, Aug 16, 2019
Art and Law HBO Used an Acclaimed Artist’s Slenderman Painting Without Permission, Treating It as Fan Art. Now the Case Could Head to Trial Artist Joe Coleman is suing the network for copyright infringement. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 9, 2019
Art and Law Mental Health Experts Will Assess the Teenager Accused of Throwing a Child From Tate Modern’s Balcony A London nurse has set up a crowdfunding campaign to support the victim and his family, who are French nationals. By Naomi Rea, Aug 9, 2019
