Art World How the Filmmakers Behind ‘The Goldfinch’ Built Near-Perfect Replicas of the Met and the Dutch Masterpiece at the Story’s Heart The book and the movie center on the Carel Fabritius painting of the same name. By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago
Art and Law European Police Are Making Arrests in a String of High-Profile Old Master Forgeries of Cranach, El Greco, and Others An Italian artist has been arrested under suspicion of painting a fake El Greco connected to the Old Master forgery ring. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 13, 2019
Art and Law A Group of Thieves Bungled a Break-In at Anselm Kiefer’s Studio When Trying to Steal One of His Sculptures The criminals were likely trying to strip the work for its lead. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 12, 2019
Art and Law London Art Dealer Joseph Nahmad, Scion of a Powerful Collecting Family, Pleads Guilty to Assaulting His Girlfriend The dealer comes from one of the world's most prominent art dynasties and runs Nahmad Projects in London. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 31, 2019
Art World The 8 Most Embarrassing Art-Heist Fails of All Time, From an Insanely Obvious Dalí Switcheroo to the Getaway Van That Wouldn’t Gogh "The Thomas Crown Affair" these are not. By Katie White, Jul 24, 2019
People Mick Jagger Will Play a Crooked Art Collector in a New ‘Erotic Neo-Noir Thriller’ Movie About a Painting Heist Donald Sutherland co-stars as a reclusive artist in the mold of J.D. Salinger. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 23, 2019
Art and Law The Portland Museum of Art Wins Its $4.6 Million Lawsuit Against a Caretaker Accused of Coercing an Elderly Donor Into Changing Her Will The elderly woman signed over her estate to her caregiver—rather than the museum and her family—shortly before she died. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 23, 2019
Art and Law A Lawyer Allegedly Convinced His Elderly Client to Sell Him a Brancusi for a Pittance. Now, the Collector Is Suing Him for $200 Million Stuart Pivar claims he was duped into selling a Brancusi bronze for far below market value. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2019
Art and Law Artist Cady Noland Refuses to Give Up Her Legal Fight Over the Restoration of Her Disavowed Log Cabin Sculpture A complicated copyright case is nearing its conclusion. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 15, 2019
People Police Are Investigating the Murder of African American Museum Founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Found Dead in the Trunk of a Car Sadie Roberts-Joseph founded what is now called the Baton Rouge African American History Museum. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 15, 2019
Art and Law Angela Gulbenkian Made Her Name as a High-Flying Art Heiress. Now, a Warrant Is Out for Her Arrest Angela Gulbenkian, who married into one of Europe's wealthiest, most renowned art collecting families, faces two charges of theft in London. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2019
Art and Law The Man Who Scavenged Gerhard Richter’s Cast-Off Sketches From the Trash Is Found Guilty of Theft The director of the Gerhard Richter Archive became suspicious because while the works looked genuine, the backstory did not ring true. By Javier Pes, Apr 25, 2019
Art and Law A Stolen Painting by Signac, Worth More Than $1 Million, Is Recovered in Ukraine Officials are investigating whether the same gang suspected of stealing the painting by Paul Signac could been involved in further art crimes. By Kate Brown, Apr 24, 2019
Art and Law In the Trial of Alleged Art-World Scammer Anna Delvey, a Former Vanity Fair Editor Recounts Being Conned in the Luxury Trip From Hell A lavish trip to Morocco ended in disaster for Rachel Williams who was left with $60,000 in debt By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 18, 2019
Art and Law ‘Socialite Scammer’ Anna Delvey Is Now on Trial. The Evidence Suggests That Her Art Schemes Were Epic Aby Rosen and Gabriel Calatrava will both be called to the stand. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 28, 2019
