The Met Just Returned a Prized Silver Cup, Stolen by a Nazi Art Dealer, to Its Rightful Heirs After Almost 80 Years

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The Met Just Returned a Prized Silver Cup, Stolen by a Nazi Art Dealer, to Its Rightful Heirs After Almost 80 Years

The object was taken from a German-born Jewish banker before he and his wife were murdered at concentration camps.

By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 21, 2020

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A Stunning Legal Decision Just Upheld a $6.75 Million Victory for the Street Artists Whose Works Were Destroyed at the 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca

The ruling shuts down the defendant's claims on practically every count.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 20, 2020

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In the Bitter Divorce of Collecting Royalty Libbie and David Mugrabi, Art Is at the Center of the Battle

The case could expose secrets about one of the world's most prominent art-collecting dynasties.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 17, 2020

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Veteran Auction-House Attorneys Join Forces to Create a New Art Law Group Catering to an Increasingly Professionalized Art World

Former Sotheby's legal counsel have banded together to form the new law firm Olsoff, Cahill, Cossu.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 13, 2020

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The Marciano Art Foundation Denies All Charges in an Ex-Employee’s Labor Lawsuit, Saying It Doesn’t Owe Former Staffers Back Pay

The plaintiff in the case is seeking class-action status.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 12, 2020

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Luxury Apartment Residents Must Put Up With Tate Modern Visitors Peering Into Their Windows, Appeals Court Rules

Perhaps people who live in glass houses shouldn't expect privacy.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 12, 2020

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London Police Have Issued an Arrest Warrant for Art Heiress Angela Gulbenkian After She Skipped Her Court Date

Gulbenkian stands accused of stealing $1.4 million from a Hong Kong-based art advisor.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 7, 2020

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In-Demand Artist Derek Fordjour Just Got Slapped With a Lawsuit by a Dealer Who Says He Paid for Paintings, But Never Got Them

The complaint alleges that dealer Robert Blumenthal bought 20 works from Fordjour for $20,000, but only ever received 13 of them.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2020

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Trump’s Impeachment Lawyer Alan Dershowitz May Have Owned Looted Antiquities, an Art Crime Expert Says

Experts say Dershowitz is emblematic of collectors in this fraught market, where a lack of documentation is common and troubling.

By Zachary Small, Feb 6, 2020

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Art Investors Go to War Over Disgraced Dealer Inigo Philbrick’s Scheme to Sell Stakes in a $1 Million Wade Guyton Painting

Investor Andre Sakhai paid $350,000 for a half share of a Wade Guyton painting.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 4, 2020

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A Gaming Billionaire’s Questionable Trove of Ancient Artifacts Is Raided by Bulgarian Authorities

Vasil Bojkov has been detained in Dubai following charges filed against him.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Feb 3, 2020

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Billionaire Steven Tananbaum Settles With Gagosian, Ending a Bitter Lawsuit Over Three Long-Delayed Jeff Koons Sculptures

The saga of one of the art world's most high-profile lawsuits has finally ended.

By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 3, 2020

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A Hacker Posing as a Venerable British Art Dealer Swindled a Dutch Museum Out of $3.1 Million

The museum sued the dealer in a London court.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 30, 2020

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Tate Modern’s Angry Neighbors Are Not Giving Up Their Fight Against Museum Visitors Peeping Into Their Apartments

A group of residents of the neighboring apartment block is appealing a lawsuit against the museum.

By Naomi Rea, Jan 23, 2020

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High-Flying Art Heiress Angela Gulbenkian Has Been Slapped With a New Lawsuit Claiming She Cheated a Collector Out of an Andy Warhol

The embattled art dealer is facing a multitude of charges.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 22, 2020