Law & Politics The Frick Touted Its Purchase of a Prized François Gérard Painting as Its ‘Most Significant’ in 30 Years—Then, Italy Asked for It Back Italy claims it didn't realize the portrait's subject was an Italian prince. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 23, 2018
Law & Politics The Battle Over the Norton Simon Museum’s Nazi-Looted Cranach Paintings Isn’t Over as Lawyers File for a Rehearing Despite the latest ruling in favor of the museum, the paintings' ultimate fate is still unknown. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 14, 2018
Law & Politics A New ‘Trade-War Tax’ on Chinese Art Has US Dealers Up in Arms The new tariff would add a 25 percent cost to Chinese art coming into the US. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 12, 2018
Law & Politics One of America’s Top Art Collectors Was Duped Into Buying Fake Leon Golub Paintings. Now, He’s Getting His Day in Court The fake paintings fooled everybody. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 9, 2018
Law & Politics A US Collector Has Returned 12 Ancient Treasures to Thailand as Part of a Crackdown on Looted Artifacts Thai artifacts at the Norton Simon Museum and the Honolulu Museum of Art are also under investigation. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 3, 2018
Law & Politics Following an 11-Year Legal Battle, Cranach’s Nazi-Looted Adam and Eve Paintings Will Remain at a California Museum The final decision in favor of the Norton Simon Museum represents a landmark ending to a complicated lawsuit that lasted over a decade. By Kate Brown, Jul 31, 2018
Law & Politics Was the Met’s Prized Picasso Sold Under Duress Because of the Nazis? A New Appeal Revives an Eight-Year-Old Legal Battle The case hinges on the legal definition of the term "duress." By Sarah Cascone, Jul 30, 2018
Law & Politics A German Farmer Was Just Awarded Almost $1 Million for an Ancient Roman Bronze Found on His Property After the man learned that this was no ordinary find, he sued the government to get his fair share of the value. By Kate Brown, Jul 30, 2018
Law & Politics A UK Judge Rules That a $13 Million Giotto Cannot Be Exported Anywhere—Except Home to Italy The painting was originally thought to be a 19th-century copy, but the reattribution has seen its worth skyrocket. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 26, 2018
Law & Politics Two Iranian-American Art Dealers Jailed in Tehran Have Been Freed on $10 Million Bail Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari were sentenced in January on espionage and other charges. By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 25, 2018
Law & Politics A $1.2 Million Ancient Persian Sculpture Seized From TEFAF New York Must Be Returned to Iran, Judge Rules Investigators showed that the work was looted and smuggled from the country in the 1930s. By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 24, 2018
Law & Politics China Abruptly Evicts Galleries in a Beijing Arts District to Make Way for ‘Immediate Demolition’ Ai Weiwei helped develop the Caochangdi arts district that's now in peril. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 23, 2018
Law & Politics Did Marlborough Gallery Steal One of China’s Greatest Artists? An Appeals Court Must Decide A long-running dispute between Enrico Navarra and Marlborough centers on whether one gallery interfered with the other's exclusive contract. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2018
Law & Politics Worried About What GDPR Means for the Art World? Lawyers Answer 11 Questions About the Hair-Raising New Legislation Art lawyers Thomas and Charles Danziger answer the most frequently asked questions about the EU's new privacy legislation. By Thomas and Charles Danziger, Jul 16, 2018
Law & Politics A Petition Calling on MoMA PS1 to Change Its ‘Discriminatory Policies’ Against Mothers Gains 18,000 Signatures Curator Nikki Columbus filed a lawsuit against the museum for rescinding a job offer after she mentioned that she had a baby. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 16, 2018
