Law & Politics Lynn Goldsmith Told an Artist to Remove His Own Prince Paintings, Inspired by Her Lawsuit Against the Warhol Foundation, From Instagram The photographer said a Texas artist needed her permission to make a painting inspired by her court battle with the Warhol Foundation. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2023
Law & Politics Japan Has Repatriated a Nazi-Looted Baroque Painting to Poland After Authorities Yanked It From a Tokyo Auction Block The artwork, attributed to Alessandro Turchi, was on a list of the most valuable pieces taken from Poland during World War II. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 2, 2023
Law & Politics A Florence Museum Won Its Lawsuit Against a Publisher That Used a ‘Mortifying and Humiliating’ Image of Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Italian law allows public institutions to request fees for reproductions of important artworks, regardless of their copyright status. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 1, 2023
Law & Politics The Sackler Family of Art Patrons Must Pay $6 Billion to Combat the Opioid Crisis—in Exchange for Immunity From Civil Lawsuits The ruling could pave the pay for the final approval of Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 1, 2023
Law & Politics What the Story of a Botched $1 Million Auction Reveals About the Clash Between New Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Client Confidentiality Patrick Matthiesen sought more information about a painting he bought at auction, but immediately hit a wall. By Eileen Kinsella, May 29, 2023
Law & Politics Did the Supreme Court’s Warhol Decision Further Complicate Copyright Law? Experts Weigh in on the Ruling’s Ramifications Here's what to take away from the Supreme Court's ruling. By Sarah Cascone, May 26, 2023
Law & Politics A Dealer Who Called Out the Art World’s Lack of Due Diligence Is Himself a Victim of Lisa Schiff’s Alleged Ponzi Scheme Parallels between two blockbuster lawsuits involving art fraud raise questions about "best practices." By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 2023
Law & Politics A Washington-Based Artist Who Falsely Claimed Native Heritage to Sell His Work Has Been Hit With an 18-Month Sentence The man, Jerry Chris Van Dyke, sold more than $1,000 worth of carved pendants based on Aleut masks in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. By Taylor Dafoe, May 23, 2023
Law & Politics Greece Wins Back Hundreds of Stolen Artifacts From the Disgraced Dealer Robin Symes After a 17-Year Legal Battle Among the returned goods is a bronze statue of Alexander the Great and a precious Neolithic statuette. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 22, 2023
Law & Politics A Jewish Dealer’s Heirs Are Suing Sotheby’s, Alleging Its Provenance of a Tiepolo Work ‘Misled the Public’ The heirs of Otto Fröhlich say he sold the painting under duress during World War II. Sotheby's pleads 'human error.' By Brian Boucher, May 22, 2023
Law & Politics Prominent Art Advisor Lisa Schiff Has Been Hit With a Second Lawsuit, Alleging She Embezzled Nearly $3 Million The suit spells out details of alleged art fraud on more than a dozen transactions. By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2023
Law & Politics German Artist Michael Moebius Wins $120 Million in a ‘Monumental’ Lawsuit Against Hundreds of Foreign Counterfeiters The news comes just a day after the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling against the Andy Warhol Foundation. By Adam Schrader, May 19, 2023
Law & Politics In a Landmark Ruling Against the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Supreme Court Has Sided With Photographer Lynn Goldsmith The court found that Goldsmith was 'entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists.' By Sarah Cascone, May 18, 2023
Law & Politics Art Advisor Lisa Schiff, Accused of Fraud by Two Former Clients, Has Vacated Her London and New York Spaces The veteran advisor allegedly owes $1.8 million on the sale of a painting by Adrian Ghenie. By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2023
Law & Politics A Judge Has Greenlit Two Lawsuits Against Appropriation Artist Richard Prince From Photographers Who Say He Stole Their Work Can the appropriation artist fend off copyright infringement charges if the case goes to trial? By Sarah Cascone, May 15, 2023
