Crime Rijksmuseum Chief Calls for Return of Thrice-Stolen Frans Hals Ahead of Major Show The location of the painting has been unknown since its theft in August 2020. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 13, 2024
Law & Politics MoMA Received a $4 Million Fee for Quietly Returning a Chagall Painting With Nazi Ties The work was returned to the heirs of its Jewish owner. By Adam Schrader, Feb 13, 2024
Law & Politics Brazilian Police Are Seeking the Arrest of Brent Sikkema’s Ex-Husband The case suspect has testified that Daniel Sikkema paid him $200,000 to commit murder. By Adam Schrader, Feb 9, 2024
Law & Politics A Jackie Robinson Statue in Kansas Was Stolen and Found Burned A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to replace the monument. By Adam Schrader, Jan 31, 2024
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
