Law & Politics Notorious Ace Gallery Founder Douglas Chrismas Guilty on Federal Charges A prosecutor told the jury that he had 'Champagne wishes and caviar dreams' By Annie Armstrong, Jun 4, 2024
Law & Politics MFA Houston Wins Appeal to Keep a Nazi-Seized Bellotto Painting The ownership of the painting has been at the center of a decades-long dispute stemming from a clerical error. By Adam Schrader, Jun 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions Protestor Arrested After Postering Over a Monet at the Musée d’Orsay France's culture minister Rachida Dati has promised to crack down on this highly controversial means of protest. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 3, 2024
Law & Politics Hackers Are Now Offering Christie’s Client Data for Auction The offer comes after Christie's revealed the data that was compromised in the hack. By Brian Boucher, May 31, 2024
Law & Politics Two Jewels Are Recovered From Shocking Heist That Rocked TEFAF Suspects in the 2022 theft remain at large. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 30, 2024
Law & Politics Italy Receives 600 Ancient Artifacts Repatriated From the U.S. The relics were illegally taken from Italy over decades, with some ending up the hands of traffickers including Robin Symes. By Adam Schrader, May 30, 2024
Law & Politics The Foreclosure Threat Against Elvis Presley’s Graceland Appears to Be a Scam A fraudster claims to be behind efforts to force the sale of the historic mansion. By Adam Schrader, May 29, 2024
Law & Politics Ransomware Gang Threatens to Leak Data on Christie’s Clients After Major Hack It’s the same group that has hacked other major companies. By Brian Boucher, May 27, 2024
Market Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week From a new fee structure rolling out at Sotheby's to a funding crisis at West Kowloon in Hong Kong. By Annie Armstrong, May 27, 2024
Law & Politics Stolen Francis Bacon Painting Worth $5.4 million Recovered by Spanish Police The portrait depicts banker José Capelo, a man Bacon was 'infatuated' with. By Adam Schrader, May 24, 2024
Law & Politics ‘The Scams Keep Proliferating’: Christie’s Historic Outage Reveals the Art World’s Digital Vulnerabilities The bad guys’ tools range from good, old-fashioned fraudulent checks to the most advanced technologies. By Brian Boucher, May 24, 2024
Law & Politics Sale of Elvis Presley’s Graceland Mansion Blocked by Lawsuit Presley's heir Riley Keough is claiming fraud on the part of a loan company. By Adam Schrader, May 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions British Museum Recovers Nearly Half of Its 1,500 Missing Objects A piece of Roman jewelry, worth $60,000, was found listed for $48 on eBay. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 20, 2024
Market Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week From the top lots of New York's auction week to a new museum dedicated to Sufi art in Paris. By Annie Armstrong, May 20, 2024
Law & Politics Turkey Clears Natural History Museum Curator Accused of Smuggling Spiders and Scorpions Police confiscated about 1,500 samples from the curator. By Adam Schrader, May 14, 2024
