Law & Politics Metal Detectorists Discovered a $15.4 Million Viking Hoard. Instead of a Reward, They Are Now Going to Jail for Theft The trove, much of which is still missing, could rewrite early English history. By Kate Brown, Nov 22, 2019
Law & Politics $300 Million Worth of Work by Anselm Kiefer and Other German Artists Has Mysteriously Gone Missing in China Hundreds of artworks on loan from a single private collector have disappeared. By Kate Brown, Nov 20, 2019
Law & Politics Picasso’s Former Electrician Has Been Found Guilty—Again—for Hoarding Up to 271 of the Artist’s Works in His Garage He previously offered a few hard-to-believe stories explaining how he came to own the works. By Caroline Elbaor, Nov 20, 2019
Law & Politics Police Raids Across Europe Have Led to the Discovery of 10,000 Stolen Artworks and the Arrests of 23 Suspects Agents from five countries took part in the complex operation. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 19, 2019
Law & Politics Police Foiled a Brazen Thief Who Tried Sneak Out of a London Museum With Two Rembrandts in Tow The would-be robber evaded arrest by spraying a cop with an unknown substance. By Brian Boucher, Nov 14, 2019
Law & Politics A British Court Just Froze the Assets of Inigo Philbrick, a Dealer Accused of Holding $14 Million Worth of Art Hostage The request came from German financial company FAP, which is suing Philbrick in the US. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 13, 2019
Law & Politics A Bill That Aims to Fight Money Laundering Through Antiquities Sales Is Making Its Way Through Congress. Some Dealers Are Quaking A bill currently before the Senate could subject art and antiquities dealers to tighter oversight. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 12, 2019
Law & Politics Labor Organizers Have Filed a Complaint Against the Marciano Art Foundation Over Its Abrupt Closure in the Wake of Unionization Efforts Artists Frances Stark and Sadie Barnette are publicly condemning the foundation’s move. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 11, 2019
Law & Politics A Bombshell Lawsuit Claims That High-Flying Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Swindled His Clients by Selling the Same Rudolf Stingel Again and Again The case includes accusations of a fake auction guarantee and double-dealing. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2019
Law & Politics Los Angeles Police Have Recovered $800,000 Worth of Missing Scottish Spiritual Art From a Private Home, Ending a Seven-Year Mystery But roughly 974 works remain to be found. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 7, 2019
Law & Politics The Marciano Brothers Are Closing Their Huge Private Museum in Los Angeles Indefinitely as Staff Fight to Unionize The decision comes amid layoffs of front-of-house staff, who were seeking to unionize. By Kate Brown, Nov 7, 2019
Law & Politics Prince Charles’s Charity Displayed Paintings by Picasso, Dalí, and Monet—Until a Convicted Forger Claimed Them as His Own 'There's no way the paintings could pass even the lightest scrutiny," the artist claiming them said. By Javier Pes, Nov 4, 2019
Law & Politics In a Brazen Treasure Heist in France, Thieves Rammed a Medieval Cathedral With a Tree Trunk and Made Off With Precious Artifacts The perpetrators targeted the UNESCO World Heritage Site early on Monday morning. By Naomi Rea, Nov 4, 2019
Law & Politics Disgraced Financier Jho Low Is Turning Over a Picasso and Basquiat Once Given to Leonardo DiCaprio as Part of a $700 Million Settlement Low's settlement with the US Justice Department is said to be the largest civil forfeiture deal ever. By Julia Halperin, Oct 31, 2019
Law & Politics To Settle the Macklowe Divorce, a Court Will Ask a Famed Art Dealer to Sell Off Their $700 Million Art Collection—and Everyone Is Watching The hefty collection may be coming to an auction block near you soon. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 28, 2019
