Law & Politics A ‘Priceless’ John Opie Painting Is Recovered Five Decades After It Was Stolen by Mobsters The painting was found by an accounting firm cleaning out the estate of a client. By Adam Schrader, Jan 30, 2024
Law & Politics Artgenève’s Ex-Director Departed the Fair Under a Cloud of Fraud Allegations "He lied to us, betrayed us, cheated us,” one of the fair's organizers said. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 23, 2024
Law & Politics The Orlando Museum Drops Claims Against Most Defendants in Fake Basquiats Lawsuit However, the museum is continuing its lawsuit against former director Aaron De Groft. By Adam Schrader, Jan 19, 2024
Law & Politics Suspect Arrested for Alleged Murder Of Gallerist Brent Sikkema In Brazil The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Alejandro Triana Prevez of Cuba. By Adam Schrader, Jan 18, 2024
Law & Politics Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Valued at $900,000 Were Found in a Basement in Antwerp The works were stolen from an Israeli family's home in 2010. By Adam Schrader, Jan 18, 2024
Law & Politics New York Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Has Been Killed in Brazil, His Gallery Confirms Police said he had been stabbed with a sharp object. By Adam Schrader & Katya Kazakina, Jan 16, 2024
Art World How Equinox Works as an Unofficial Art Marketplace, Revealing Details From the Rybolovlev Case, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, are Drake and James Turrell ready to collaborate once more? Which Henry Street gallery is graduating to Chelsea? By Annie Armstrong, Jan 11, 2024
Law & Politics A Man Was Arrested on the Roof of an Arizona Gallery After Trying to Steal $250,000 Worth of Art The pieces stolen reportedly included works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. By Adam Schrader, Jan 10, 2024
Law & Politics Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev’s Case Against Sotheby’s Kicks Off With a Fiery First Day in a New York Court The case is likely to expose information about secretive negotiations over the sale of multimillion-dollar trophy artworks—and the nature of the art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 8, 2024
Market 6 Moments That Were Turning Points for the Art Market in 2023 From the downfall of a dealer to the $100 million Breuer building buy, here's what moved the needle this year. By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2023
Crime The First Suspect in a Massive Canadian Art Fraud Is Sentenced Gary Lamont will spend five years in jail for his role in a 13-year forgery scheme. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 15, 2023
Law & Politics The Met Agrees to Repatriate Artifacts to Cambodia as Douglas Latchford Fallout Continues The museum will return 14 artifacts dating back to 600s C.E. By Adam Schrader, Dec 15, 2023
Museums & Institutions Hundreds of Artifacts Stolen From the British Museum May Have Been Sold for Scrap The museum's independent review following a major theft scandal identified more than 1,000 objects still missing. By Adam Schrader, Dec 12, 2023
Law & Politics A Rubens Painting, Allegedly Stolen During World War II, Remains Embroiled in a Decades-Long Dispute The painting once hung in the Rheinsberg Palace. By Adam Schrader, Dec 12, 2023
Law & Politics The Sprawling Legal Dispute Between Yves Bouvier and Dmitry Rybolovlev Is Finally Over A bitter international fight over allegedly inflated art prices has finally come to an end. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2023