Crime
Collector Claude Dray shot dead in Paris
The body of the billionaire hotelier was discovered at his villa in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Return to power: Zahi Hawass reappointed
Hawass originally resigned due to accusations of illegal activities and military guard ceasing at archeological sites
Jury clears Britons of Da Vinci theft extortion
Three lawyers and two private detectives are now off the hook
Warhol’s famous athlete portraits stolen from collector Richard Weisman's home
A $1m reward is being offered
Bullets over Basel: Loud noise resembling gunfire alarms dealers
Criminal activity was ruled out when the sound was found to be the result of something being accidentally knocked over
Collector and Madoff associate Ezra Merkin finds himself in court
He is accused of defrauding his investors, which include charities
Kulik images impounded as ‘pornography’ at Fiac
Russian gallery directors handcuffed by police, but case dropped
Russian art collector could face seven years in prison
Vladimir Nekrasov has been charged with corporate tax evasion
Found: paintings from the collection of Brazilian money launderer
A Léger and a Basquiat belonging to Edemar Cid Ferreira have been identified
John Linnell painting stolen in daylight robbery at the V&A
ary Doyle pleaded guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court
Security breaches at Tate, British Museum and Musée d’Orsay
A Monet suffered a 10cm tear from being punched
Buccleuch family Leonardo found
Ninth Duke did not live to see his painting returned
Arrest warrant for Phoenix Ancient Art director
In 2004, Egypt sentenced Mr Aboutaam in absentia to 15 years’ imprisonment
Accountant alleges major fraud at art school founded by Andy Warhol
Charges focus on former executive director of the New York Academy of Art
World’s biggest art collector is buying again
Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar has now been pardoned
Russian art dealers released after a year in jail without trial
Couple claim that forgery accusations were the result of a property deal gone sour
Studies of the Vermeer forger Van Meegeren and 19th-century literary counterfeits
Confusing, criminal, but very virile
Former fugitive opens decorative arts gallery
Roberto Polo, once the toast of Paris, returns in style
Auction house faking incident spooks growing Hungarian art market
A leading collector believes many bogus works are circulating
Warring New York dealers guilty of tax evasion
Court orders Helen Fioratti and James Sansum to repay huge sums
Appeal over Peter Brant ownership of Warhol
Ms Lindholm has been attempting to regain Warhol's Red Elvis since 2000
Court finds Peter Brant really does own Warhol’s Red Elvis
The decision ends a dispute that started in 2000
World’s biggest art collector under arrest in Qatar
Sheikh Saud Al-Thani is being investigated for alleged misuse of public funds
Five men charged in Jerusalem forgery case
They stand accused of faking an inscription on an antiquity for financial gain
Third theft at V&A forces closure of 38 rooms
In the latest incident, eight Italian Renaissance plaquettes worth £500,000 were taken
Over 30 Manhattan art collectors have come forward voluntarily to pay $6 million in unpaid State sales tax on works of art
NY District Attorney promises amnesty for those who come forward while corporate executive Samuel Waksal enters a guilty plea for tax evasion
Art dealer Adam Williams found guilty after 11 years of litigation
Williams will not appeal French court decision, citing health reasons
From the secret archives of the Victoria and Albert Museum: flinging more than a paint pot
The opening of a file on James McNeill Whistler, embargoed for a century, reveals him to have been a violent brawler, a racist and a gun-runner