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A Monaco Judge Has Cleared Art Dealer Yves Bouvier of the $1 Billion Fraud Alleged by Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev

Rybolovlev is still pursuing legal action against Bouvier in several other jurisdictions.

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019

Art and Law

Why Is This Artist Trying to Anger Disney’s Feared Lawyers? It’s All Part of a Delightfully Devious Scheme to Stop Internet Scammers

In order to bust T-shirt makers that copy artists’ designs, one artist baited them into deep legal waters.

By Brian Boucher, Dec 12, 2019

Art and Law

A British Court Hands Sotheby’s a Win in Its Lawsuit Over the Bungled Sale of $13.8 Million Frans Hals

Sotheby's has been pursuing reimbursement for several years

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2019

Art and Law

A Belgian Collector Is at War With the City of Gary, Indiana, Over a Picasso Model He Found in Their School Gym

The tale begins with a sculpture created for the city of Chicago, and ends with some angry folks in both Brussels, Belgium and Gary, Indiana.

By Brian Boucher, Dec 11, 2019

Art and Law

A Court Just Stopped a Danish Luxury Company From Shredding a $90,000 Tal R Painting and Using It to Decorate Its Watches

It's a resounding victory for the painter, and for any artist whose work might be abused for commercial purposes.

By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 2, 2019

Art and Law

Police Plan to Seize a Rotterdam Museum’s 16th-Century Altarpiece Fragments After a Church Claimed They Were Stolen

The sculptures disappeared from a Belgian church in 1914. Now it wants them back.

By Naomi Rea, Nov 26, 2019

Art and Law

Amid a Nationwide Push for Museum Workers’ Rights, the Staff of LA MOCA Is Unionizing

The museum's senior management says it does "not believe that this union is in the best interest of our employees or the museum."

By Naomi Rea, Nov 25, 2019

Art and Law

The Scandal Engulfing Dealer Inigo Philbrick Widens Amid New Accusations That He Duped the Buyer of a $12 Million Basquiat

To date, three separate judges have approved requests from three separate plaintiffs to freeze Philbrick's assets.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2019

Art and Law

Axed Marciano Art Foundation Employees Are Planning Nationwide Black Friday Protests at Guess Clothing Shops

The action comes after a series of demonstrations around Los Angeles.

By Maxwell Williams, Nov 22, 2019

Art and Law

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

Art and Law

$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

Art and Law

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

Art and Law

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

Art and Law

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

Art and Law

A Suspect in the Infamous Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist Has Been Released From Prison After 21 Years

Daniel Turner was sentenced to time served following his conviction in a separate case.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 14, 2019

A Monaco Judge Has Cleared Art Dealer Yves Bouvier of the $1 Billion Fraud Alleged by Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev

Why Is This Artist Trying to Anger Disney’s Feared Lawyers? It’s All Part of a Delightfully Devious Scheme to Stop Internet Scammers

A British Court Hands Sotheby’s a Win in Its Lawsuit Over the Bungled Sale of $13.8 Million Frans Hals

A Belgian Collector Is at War With the City of Gary, Indiana, Over a Picasso Model He Found in Their School Gym

A Court Just Stopped a Danish Luxury Company From Shredding a $90,000 Tal R Painting and Using It to Decorate Its Watches

Police Plan to Seize a Rotterdam Museum’s 16th-Century Altarpiece Fragments After a Church Claimed They Were Stolen

Amid a Nationwide Push for Museum Workers’ Rights, the Staff of LA MOCA Is Unionizing

The Scandal Engulfing Dealer Inigo Philbrick Widens Amid New Accusations That He Duped the Buyer of a $12 Million Basquiat

Axed Marciano Art Foundation Employees Are Planning Nationwide Black Friday Protests at Guess Clothing Shops

Metal Detectorists Discovered a $15.4 Million Viking Hoard. Instead of a Reward, They Are Now Going to Jail for Theft

$300 Million Worth of Work by Anselm Kiefer and Other German Artists Has Mysteriously Gone Missing in China

Picasso’s Former Electrician Has Been Found Guilty—Again—for Hoarding Up to 271 of the Artist’s Works in His Garage

Police Raids Across Europe Have Led to the Discovery of 10,000 Stolen Artworks and the Arrests of 23 Suspects

Police Foiled a Brazen Thief Who Tried Sneak Out of a London Museum With Two Rembrandts in Tow

A Suspect in the Infamous Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist Has Been Released From Prison After 21 Years

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