Law & Politics Leonardo DiCaprio Surrenders $3.2 Million Picasso and $9 Million Basquiat to US Government He has also given up Marlon Brando's Oscar. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 16, 2017
Law & Politics Former Sotheby’s Specialist Faces Extradition to US Over ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Worth Millions The British dealer Timothy Sammons is in hot water with American authorities for alleged art fraud. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 6, 2017
Art World 5 Things to Know About Britain’s Most Notorious Art Forger He wrote his memoirs in prison to avoid sketching inmates' portraits. By Alyssa Buffenstein, May 30, 2017
Art World A Swedish Professor Just Brought Down a Notorious Ring of Art Criminals The scholar became suspicious after buying a 16th century prayer book online. By Sarah Cascone, May 30, 2017
Law & Politics The Gardner Museum Doubles Reward to Solve Biggest Art Heist in History Twenty-five years after the robbery—and years of false leads—the increase to $10 million suggests the investigation is still active. By Eileen Kinsella, May 24, 2017
Art World A Diamond-Encrusted Tiara Worth $1.3 Million Was Stolen from a German Museum It is covered in 367 diamonds, and once belonged to a duchess. By Caroline Elbaor, May 9, 2017
Law & Politics MFA Boston Reaches Settlement in Nazi-Related Claim Over Rare Figurines Curator says the case was more nuanced than most. By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 2017
Art World Alex Katz Painting Stolen From Munich Gallery in Broad Daylight 'Box Flower 1' was swiped off the wall of Galerie Klüser during its opening hours. By Alyssa Buffenstein, May 2, 2017
Art World Italian Art Dealer Swindled Out of Paintings by Rembrandt and Renoir Worth $30 Million Two men posing as buyers made off with the works in a city north of Milan. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Apr 28, 2017
Market Company Launches Tool for Weeding Out Fake Artworks Sold on the Dark Web The Art and Artistic Legacy Protection service has created a software to spot con artists who thrive online. By Caroline Elbaor, Apr 27, 2017
People 10 Nations Band Together to Protect Cultural Heritage Sites Under Threat The countries want to promote "dialogue in the face of fanaticism, and culture in the face of terrorism." By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2017
Auctions Nazi-Looted Painting Once Destined for Hitler’s Museum Heads to Auction Despite Protests The Old Master painting is described as stolen property in the catalogue, but the auction house says the sale remains legal under Austrian law. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 24, 2017
Law & Politics Vandal Scrawls ‘Nazi Art’ on a Painting at the Met’s Education Center When confronted, the man told a guard: “Go back to your country!” By Sarah Cascone, Apr 21, 2017
People Alec Baldwin’s Lawsuit Against Mary Boone Heads to Trial Boone maintains the actor knew what he was buying. By Henri Neuendorf, Apr 20, 2017
Art World Gael García Bernal to Star in a Movie About Mexico’s Infamous Christmas Eve Art Heist The crime took place on Christmas Eve, and the guards were drunk. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 18, 2017
