Art World Thomas Gainsborough Painting Attacked by Visitor at the National Gallery A man was detained after scratching the artwork with a screwdriver. By Caroline Elbaor, Mar 20, 2017
Law & Politics Police Recover 67 Works Stolen in $2.6 Million Vienna Art Heist Four works valued at $53,000 are still missing. By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 15, 2017
Art World 16 Years Later, Stash of Stolen Paintings Found Near Crime Scene One of the stolen paintings ended up at auction. By Perwana Nazif, Mar 15, 2017
Law & Politics Art Adviser Ordered to Return $1 Million in ‘Secret Profits’ From Basquiat Sale Lisa Jacobs claims she was owed the money as part of an earlier "buyers premium" deal. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 8, 2017
Art World Iraqi Troops Recapture Mosul Museum and Government Buildings From ISIS The institution has been completely destroyed. By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 7, 2017
Art World NYPD on the Hunt for Man Who Attacked Met Museum Guard Over Crooked Painting The bearded attacker is on the loose. By Brian Boucher, Mar 7, 2017
Law & Politics Collector Shelley Rubin Says She Was Duped Into Buying $18 Million Worth of Fake Jewels The co-founder of the Rubin Museum of Art isn't happy with her purchases. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 22, 2017
Law & Politics ‘Spider-Man’ Thief Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence for Paris Art Heist But the mystery of the stolen paintings' whereabouts has not been solved. By Hili Perlson, Feb 21, 2017
Law & Politics Art Dealer Eric Spoutz Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Selling Forgeries Spoutz conducted fraudulent transactions under a series of aliases. By Caroline Elbaor, Feb 20, 2017
Law & Politics Stolen Guercino Altarpiece Worth $6 Million Found in Morocco A collector notified police after illicit dealers attempted to sell him the painting in Casablanca. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Feb 20, 2017
Art World Boston University Students Foil Super Bowl Art Heist The thief tried to make off with works by Chagall, Miró, Picasso, and Rembrandt. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Feb 15, 2017
Law & Politics Italy Recovers 14 More Paintings, Including a Salvador Dalí, From Collection of Mafia Boss 125 paintings from the same criminal collection are already on view in a government exhibition. By Alyssa Buffenstein, Feb 13, 2017
Art World Germany Arrests Alleged Mastermind Behind Bardo Museum Terror Attack The Tunisian national was targeted in a massive raid. By Henri Neuendorf, Feb 9, 2017
Politics Artists Faced Sharp Rise in Attacks and Censorship in 2016, Report Says The US is amongst the 10 worst nations for censorship. By Henri Neuendorf, Feb 8, 2017
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Sues London Dealer Mark Weiss Over Frans Hals Forgery It's one canvas in a massive Old Master forgery scandal. By Brian Boucher, Feb 7, 2017