Art and Law The Contractor Hired to Renovate the Private Glenstone Museum Is Suing for $24 Million The museum's contractor claims Glenstone hasn't covered the cost of a myriad of changes to the project during construction. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2018
Art and Law Veteran Art Dealer Mary Boone Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion She has agreed to repay the IRS $3 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2018
Art and Law Brazil’s Inhotim Rolls Out an Ambitious Fall Program Despite Criminal Charges Against Billionaire Founder Bernardo Paz The museum says that charges against Paz and his sister will not impact programming. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 4, 2018
Art and Law An Art Leasing Company Is Suing Paul Kasmin Gallery for ‘False Invoices’ in the Sale of a Pricey Frank Stella The gallery has moved to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Artemus, Asher Edelman's art leasing company. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 24, 2018
Art and Law 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
Art and Law Is China Going Rogue to Reclaim Its Looted Art? A Recent String of Museum Heists Is Raising Suspicions A series of thefts began in 2010, shortly after China ramped up its efforts to reclaim looted antiquities. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2018
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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 13, 2018
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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
