Art crime
The source of infamous forger Van Meegeren’s secret supplies exposed
A Scotland Yard report shows that the notorious Dutch faker bought lapis lazuli paint for his “Vermeers” in bulk from Winsor & Newton
Australian forgeries to be destroyed
Fakes were purported to be by Charles Blackman and Robert Dickerson
Banksy gets the law on his side with a sting operation against forgers
Meanwhile, a new show organised by the mysterious artist proves to be a blockbuster
New York- and Miami-based dealer Giuseppe Concepcion accused over multiple forgeries
Concepcion is alleged to have sold fake Matisses and Calders among others, complete with forged certificates of authenticity
Park West sued by customers who demand refunds for "fake" works
The gallery dismisses the suit as a “smear campaign”
Design forgery ring uncovered in France
A Parisian artist produced fake 20th-century classics by Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Alexandre Noll and Pierre Chareau
Artist John Chamberlain can be sued over disputed Warhol, says Judge
Former Factory assistant claims he made the disputed work
Khmer sculpture handed back to Cambodia
An attempt to smuggle it was thwarted in the US
Getty curator could escape charges on a technicality
Marion True faces charges of conspiring to receive illicitly excavated artefacts
Court finds Peter Brant really does own Warhol’s Red Elvis
The decision ends a dispute that started in 2000
Shell Company Lawsuit: Gagosian and Brant pay $10 million to Uncle Sam in unpaid taxes
The US lawsuit alleged they created a shell company to avoid paying dues
New York art dealer Ely Sakhai accused of forgery scam as he sells masterpieces twice
He has been released on bail, which was set at $1 million
£100,000 reward for Leonardo’s Madonna stolen in Scotland
The Duke of Buccleuch's disputed masterpiece has yet to be found
US sues Larry Gagosian seeking back income taxes on art sales
Taxman claims he and others created a shell company to avoid tax
1991-2001: a mini-guide to a decade in the art market
From a game-changing Japanese scandal to price-fixing at the world's leading auction houses, we look at the most significant developments over the past ten years
Jakarta auction proves to be “An insult to forgery”
Indonesia is a big country and everything about it is larger-than-life; its despots, its riots and, apparently, its art frauds
Judge orders smashing of Giacometti plaster models
Founder of unauthorised casts sentenced to ten years
Revealed: the Mafia’s interest in archaeology
Esteemed artworld professionals have been arrested as part of a wide-reaching investigation into antiquities smuggling with links to an ongoing New York court case.
Thefts from V&A and Courtauld Gallery
Two Constables and three small paintings discovered to be missing from storage
Insurance payouts for the Tate as Turners remain missing
Following thefts, Tate receives funds to repurchase works stolen in Frankfurt
The vanishing Major: Shady art dealings in post-war Europe
As recalled by Dick Kingzett of Agnew’s
Judge inconclusive on dealer responsibility as South African couple lose case on technicalities
Defendants' story was "reasonably possibly true"
Seeking out Van Eyck's "The Just Judges" altarpiece
Next month the Belgian city of Ghent is mounting a high-tech search for a panel of Van Eyck's masterpiece missing since 1934
Ninety year-old friend of Malévich flees to Holland and scandal erupts over supposed smuggled sales to the Gmurszinska Gallery
Customs at Moscow airport impound suitcases full of papers about the Avant-garde
Master faker Alfred André's cache of evidence revealed
“Renaissance” jewels in the National Gallery of Art are by the hitherto unknown faker
Painting captured in police sting is by Raphael, says leading expert
The owner's careless sales technique led the carabinieri right to his doorstep
Britain's Art and Antiques Squad harnesses the latest image technology to aid crime solving
Scotland Yard launches computer system with international potential
Unidroit lawyers meet for international agreement on restitution of stolen works of art
Stumbling blocks: attempts to define “national treasure” and abolition of passage of title in “good faith” purchases