Art crime
Three Francis Bacon works stolen in Madrid recovered by Spanish police
Paintings were seized following a tip-off from the Art Loss Register
No further jail time for Glafira Rosales for her role in $80m Knoedler forgery scandal
The Long Island dealer says she was abused and coerced into committing fraud by partner who fled to Spain
‘Operation Pandora’: police in Spain and Cyprus lead major bust of antiquities traffickers
The effort, which involved 18 countries, resulted in 75 arrests and the seizure of around 3,500 objects
US authorities target Asia Week to seize works and make an arrest
Dealers call for access to information about problem artefacts linked to Subhash Kapoor
Art Loss Register faces competition complaint from Art Recovery Group
Gloves come off in fight to run international database of stolen works of art
Experts identify top six scandals amid boom in art crime
As new challenges emerge, tighter regulation is needed, they tell New York conference
Fakes still on the market as Knoedler victims sue
New lawsuits filed after we publish list of those who bought forgeries—some of which have not been traced
Thieves foil high-tech security at Kunsthal Rotterdam
Seven works were stolen as unmanned overnight protection fails
Was the Knoedler gallery warned about fakes?
The family of the artist Richard Diebenkorn says it alerted the gallery to fakes before they were sold
Indonesian tycoon Tong Djoe loses appeal in fake case
An Indonesian businessman has lost his appeal against claims that he sold a fake painting, according to reports in the Singapore press
Italian pop art forgery scandal widens as six more works are now being sought
Public prosecutor Giuseppe Ferrando pursues fakes tied to JZ Art gallery
Number of Beltracchi fakes keeps on rising
Fortunately for the German art forger, he has fled the country and therefore cannot be investigated
True scale of alleged Beltracchi forgeries revealed
Major auction houses and galleries have been caught up in the fake art scam
Football star and former Formula 1 boss caught up in fakes case
Jonathan Zebina and Flavio Briatore deny knowing paintings may be forgeries
Man who posed as count in Giacometti scam handed nine-year sentence by German courts
This ruling concludes a case launched after discovery of 1,150 fake sculptures
Four to go on trial in German “Werner Jäger” forgery case
Wolfgang Beltracchi, his wife Helene, her sister Jeanette, and Otto Schulte-Kellinghaus stand accused of selling high quality forgeries
Bolton’s fake Egyptian princess returns to the duped museum
While its real antiquities from Egypt travel to China
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