Law & Politics Lisa Schiff’s Art Collection Could Soon Hit the Auction Block The terms of a proposed deal include selling unclaimed works in multiple live and online sales in 2024. By Adam Schrader, Dec 5, 2023
Art World Archives David Hockney Lights Up London’s Battersea Power Station With Animated Christmas Trees Hockney created the works on his trusty iPad Pro. By Verity Babbs, Dec 4, 2023
Law & Politics A Class Action Lawsuit Brought by Artists Against A.I. Companies Adds New Plaintiffs The initial lawsuit was filed by three artists; an amended complaint includes seven other creatives. By Adam Schrader, Dec 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions Italy Is Rebuffing a German Museum’s Demands That It Return an Ancient Roman Sculpture The sculpture was sold to Germany for 5 million lira in 1938. By Adam Schrader, Dec 4, 2023
Auctions Will a $2 Million Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook Remain in Germany? The sketchbook has been nominated for protected status as a cultural asset, despite selling at auction. By Verity Babbs, Dec 4, 2023
Law & Politics A Sandro Botticelli Painting, Forgotten for Decades, Was Seized by Italian Authorities From a Family’s Home The painting is in very poor condition and must be preserved, a state agency said. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Law & Politics German Art Collector Loses Bid to Keep Ancient Mask Looted From Egypt Dirk Gemünden bought three art objects at an auction in 2020. He has been allowed to keep one of them. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Art World Archives Mellon Foundation Raises Funding for Its Monuments Project to Half a Billion Dollars The foundation has already spent more than $170 million to fund at least 80 public art projects. By Adam Schrader, Nov 29, 2023
Art World Archives Meet the Collectors Who Just Acquired the Copyrights to M.C. Escher’s Work Salvatore Iaquinta and Federico Giudiceandrea are also the new owners of the M.C. Escher Company. By Adam Schrader, Nov 28, 2023
Law & Politics A Lawsuit Aimed at Halting the Brauer Museum’s Controversial Deaccessioning Plan Is Dismissed An Indiana judge ruled that Richard Brauer, the museum’s founding director, lacked standing to file the lawsuit. By Adam Schrader, Nov 27, 2023
Collectibles A Rare Bottle of Whisky Adorned By Pop Artist Valerio Adami Sells for $2.6 Million The Macallan Adami whisky set a new benchmark for single bottle of wine or spirit. By Verity Babbs, Nov 23, 2023
Law & Politics A Showdown Over Pricey Western Artworks That Went Missing Decades Ago Heats Up in Court The paintings went missing more than 50 years ago. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2023
Museums & Institutions Guggenheim Museum Names the First Woman to Serve as Its Director and CEO Mariët Westermann was tapped to replace Richard Armstrong, after an 'extensive' six-month search. By Adam Schrader, Nov 20, 2023
Museums & Institutions Brooklyn Museum Adds Hundreds of Artworks by Black and Asian-American Artists to Its Collection The museum has acquired its first artwork by an Asian American woman, Hisako Hibi. By Adam Schrader, Nov 20, 2023
On View A New Exhibition Explores How a Medieval Printmaker Transformed the Artist’s Copyright The show at the Chazen Museum of Art charts the influence of Israhel van Meckenem. By Adam Schrader, Nov 18, 2023
