Law & Politics Sotheby’s and Yves Bouvier Hit Back Against ‘Salvator Mundi’ Seller Rybolovlev in Ongoing International Feud Sotheby's has been dragged into the sprawling legal fight waged by the Russian billionaire. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 21, 2017
Law & Politics Top Brazilian Collector and Inhotim Founder Bernardo Paz Is Sentenced to Jail for Tax Evasion The collector plans to appeal the nine-year prison sentence. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 20, 2017
Law & Politics Mary Boone Will Write Alec Baldwin a Seven-Figure Check to Settle Dispute Over Bleckner Bait-and-Switch As part of the deal, Bleckner will also create a new work for the actor. By Henri Neuendorf, Nov 13, 2017
Law & Politics Berkshire Museum Auction at Sotheby’s on Hold After Last-Ditch Effort by Massachusetts Attorney General A judge agreed to step in and block the sale—at least until December 11. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 10, 2017
Law & Politics In a Surprise Verdict, Jury Says Developer Broke the Law by Whitewashing 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca But the judge has yet to make his final ruling. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2017
Law & Politics After a Long Legal Battle, French Court Orders American Couple to Return Nazi-Looted Pissarro The American owners of the work plan to appeal the Paris High Court decision. By Naomi Rea, Nov 8, 2017
Law & Politics Judge Rules That Berkshire Museum Can Move Forward With Planned Sotheby’s Sale The judgment is a blow to opponents of next week's auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 7, 2017
Law & Politics Judge Revives Case Against the Nahmad Family Over Allegedly Looted Modigliani The case had been dismissed by a lower court in 2015. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 7, 2017
Law & Politics How Pricey Is Warhol? A Dealer Now Wants $250,000 for One of the Pop Artist’s Cardboard Boxes Art dealer Heather Sacre says that a cardboard box that housed a set of Warhol Marilyns is worth a quarter-million dollars. By Brian Boucher, Nov 6, 2017
Law & Politics New York’s Calder Foundation Is Sued in France for ‘Refusing to Restitute’ a $1 Million Sculpture The lawyer who filed the complaint has questioned the foundation's motives for withholding a Calder model from its owners. By Naomi Rea, Nov 3, 2017
Law & Politics The Vast Majority of Antiquities Sold Online Are Probably Looted or Fake, a New Report Says Illicit antiquities are now available on Snapchat. By Julia Halperin, Nov 1, 2017
Law & Politics Massachusetts Attorney General Calls for a Temporary Restraining Order to Halt Berkshire Museum Sale A judge will make a final decision on November 1. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 30, 2017
Law & Politics Opponents of the Berkshire Museum Sale May Have Just Found an Ingenious Legal Loophole The museum's members have filed a new lawsuit in an attempt to halt the planned sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 26, 2017
Law & Politics Art Collector David Mugrabi Sues Mana Contemporary for Holding His Collection ‘Hostage’ The Mugrabis want their collection back. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 24, 2017
Law & Politics Germany’s Far-Right Populist AfD Party Sues documenta Over Financial Irregularities The suit targets artistic director Adam Szymczyk, CEO Annette Kulenkampff, and the board. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 24, 2017
