Art and Law The ‘Indiana Jones of the Art World’ Has Found a $28 Million Picasso Stolen From a Saudi Prince’s Yacht Two Decades Ago Dutch investigator Arthur Brand recovered the painting of Dora Maar. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 26, 2019
Art and Law A Turkish Photojournalist Stands Trial for Terrorism in a Case That Is Drawing Attention to the Country’s Restriction of Press Freedoms The 27-year-old photographer could go to prison for more than 22 years if convicted. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 26, 2019
Art and Law A German Cathedral Has Returned a Scandal-Tainted Painting Once Owned by Hitler’s Secretary to Its Jewish Heirs After eight years, the heirs of Gottlieb and Mathilde Kraus have reclaimed the 17th-century painting. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 21, 2019
Art and Law The Louvre Sent Three Paintings to a Show About the Nazi Occupation. They Were Greeted With Three Restitution Claims The curator of the exhibition at Paris's Shoah Memorial has made the claim on behalf of the rightful heirs of the works. By Naomi Rea, Mar 19, 2019
Art and Law ‘Our View Continues to Be That It Is Wrong’: Amanda Schmitt Appeals Her Lawsuit Against Artforum and Knight Landesman Landesman has resurfaced in the art world after winning his sexual harassment suit, but his legal troubles may not be over yet. By Rachel Corbett, Mar 18, 2019
Art and Law Italian Police May Have Solved the Mystery of Who Was Behind an Exhibition of Fake Modigliani Paintings in Genoa There are now six suspects under investigation for the show, which was shut down in 2017. By Naomi Rea, Mar 14, 2019
Art and Law Thieves Stole a $3.4 Million Brueghel From a Remote Italian Church—or So They Thought. Here’s How the Village Tricked Them The town's mayor was one of the few people who knew that the real painting was somewhere safe but locals had their suspicions something was up. By Nan Stewert, Mar 13, 2019
Art and Law Behind the Scenes of Two Disgruntled Jeff Koons Collectors’ Legal Battle With Gagosian In court this week, one judge let a case against Gagosian proceed while another encouraged the collector and the gallery to reach a settlement. By Julia Halperin, Mar 7, 2019
Art and Law A British Court Just Made a Landmark Decision in Favor of Museum Educators That Could Have Big Implications for the Gig Economy A London court has ruled that a group of former lecturers at the National Gallery should be granted workers' rights. By Naomi Rea, Mar 1, 2019
Art and Law An Art Dealer Is Detained at a Paris Airport as Part of His Ongoing Battle With Poland Over a Nazi-Looted Painting His attorneys claim it's all in retaliation for a lawsuit. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 28, 2019
Art and Law A Collector Says He Found a Jackson Pollock Painting Once Owned by Fidel Castro. Experts Say It’s a Scam The International Foundation for Art Research says the fake could point to a larger con. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 27, 2019
Art and Law Cairo Airport Officials Found a Smuggled Mummy’s Limbs Hidden in a Hollowed-Out Loudspeaker X-rays helped officials spot the suspicious package before it could leave the country. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 27, 2019
Art and Law Is Banksy Selling Out? After Years of Skirting the Law, the Street Artist Went to Court to Protect His Own Copyright—and Won The artist accused the museum of selling unauthorized Banksy merchandise. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 26, 2019
Art and Law At One of New York’s Ritziest Art Fairs, Oyster-Shuckers and Genteel Calm Mask a Court Battle Behind the Scenes TEFAF and Artvest disagree over the terms of their partnership. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 26, 2019
Art and Law After Three Years of Prison for a Watercolor, Outspoken Kurdish Artist Zehra Doğan Has Been Freed in Turkey The journalist and artist was arrested in 2017 for painting a military attack in Turkey. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 25, 2019
