Law & Politics Canadian Police Track a Stolen Churchill Portrait to Italy Prints of Yousuf Karsh's "Roaring Lion" portrait abound, but only one is supposed to live in the hotel Karsh once called home. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 12, 2024
Market Auction Houses Lock in Estates for New York’s November Sales—and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, sales at the Armory Show and Frieze Seoul jumpstart a sluggish market. By Annie Armstrong & Margaret Carrigan, Sep 9, 2024
Law & Politics Kingpin in Canada’s Largest Art Forgery Ring Sentenced More than 1,600 works attributed to the Anishinaabe artist were forgeries. By Brian Boucher, Sep 6, 2024
Law & Politics A Collector Sues to Fight Seizure of Roman Bronze Statue The Manhattan D.A. says the bronze was smuggled out of Turkey in the 1960s. Aaron Mendelsohn says they can't prove it. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2024
Art World The Netherlands Repatriates Three Stolen Egyptian Artifacts The deal is part of broader European anti-trafficking efforts. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 30, 2024
Art World Double Portrait of Rubens and Van Dyck Recovered 45 Years After Theft The painting was spotted by Belgian art historian at a Toulon auction. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 29, 2024
Art World A Painting Once Intended for Hitler’s Museum Is Returned to Jewish Collector’s Heir The landscape painting by Carl Blechen was seized by the Gestapo in 1942. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 22, 2024
Museums & Institutions Green Vault Jewels Back on View After Shocking Dresden Museum Heist The losses reportedly topped $1 billion, and some of the loot remains missing. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 14, 2024
Law & Politics Spanish Police Halt Attempted Sale of Leonardo da Vinci Forgery Spanish police have thwarted the sale of a Leonardo da Vinci forgery. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions French Museums Hit by Ransomware Attack A wave of cyber attacks have affected arts organizations over the past year. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 7, 2024
Law & Politics Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging Lenin and Mao Sculpture in Texas The stainless steel sculpture by the Gao Brothers was significantly damaged by explosives. By Brian Boucher, Aug 6, 2024
Market Sam Moyer Joins Blum—and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, the Saint Louis Art Museum has hired a new chief curator. By Margaret Carrigan, Jul 30, 2024
Law & Politics Climate Activists Who Threw Soup at Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ Found Guilty They are scheduled to be sentenced in September. By Adam Schrader, Jul 29, 2024
Museums & Institutions FBI Recovers Stolen Revolutionary War Musket After 50 Years The artifact was stolen from the Museum of the American Revolution in 1968. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 26, 2024
Art World Vandals Attack Billboards Designed by Artist Anne Imhof The shocking attack has been labelled a "hate crime" and is being investigated by local police. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 24, 2024