The recent, widely publicised dispute over the provenance of two paintings by Egon Schiele, withdrawn last year from a loan exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art on the grounds of contested ownership, offered a vivid illustration of the problems facing museums and private collectors who may find themselves having to prove good title to their possessions

At the Victoria and Albert Museum, a single curator, Mark Haworth-Booth, has developed one the four greatest collections in the world

Five years on and the museum has exceeded all expectations

Last curtain call for haute couture collector

1829 Kipresnky painting was taken to Berlin in the 1940's

Unsurprisingly, most of these collections strongly represent the art of their own country

It is alleged that they were stolen from the collection of Cino Vitta, head of the Jewish community in Florence during the war

Long waiting times expected as the doors reopen to one of Da Vinci's masterworks

High levels of pollution in the area are diminishing the marble

Museums and collectors should hasten to protect their rights in this field

The artist has reached a settlement to allow his works to continue touring after being sued by an art consultant

Is new copyright law needed for a new age?

We asked a number of lawyers to comment on the situation with regard to catalogues in their own jurisdictions, and found that the scope of protection varies widely

Inspired by the Tate’s plans for Bankside, she gave the museum one third of her massive collection of modern art

Kirkeby speaks to The Art Newspaper about making space in the Duveen galleries and the influence (or lack thereof) of geology and Jung

Evidence of an earlier culture is found in the jungle surrounding Angkor

Out of the ten newly designated Unesco sites, the biggest includes eighteen royal Savoy properties

This exhibition shows Bonnard as a painter wholly in touch with the twentieth century and examines the relationship of his work to his wife and model, Marthe

It is presumed that investors prepared to pay an acceptable price could not be found

Amidst arrests regarding contraband and fake art importing

The case is particularly difficult given the scarcity of drawings by the artist

“VAT and droit de suite have destroyed the nation’s art market”

The donation will strengthen the museum’s holdings with major paintings by Americans such as Philip Guston, Leon Golub, Richard Diebenkorn and Willem de Kooning

Exhibition opens 12th February with around 300 works on view

The 'futures' department aims at spotting the antiques of tomorrow

Prada Milano Arte has already exhibited the work of David Smith, Louise Bourgeois, and Anish Kapoor

100 to be sold, including Thomas Cromwell from the studio of Hans Holbein

The Adelson Galleries explores Sargent's sketches and watercolours from his many journeys

Synopsis of Sebastião Salgado's reissued paperback.