Law
Prosecution seeks jail time and heavy fines for Paris museum thieves
The three men involved in the heist face seven to ten years for the disappearance of five masterpieces
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
Trial testimony reveals how one man walked off with five masterpieces worth €108m from a Paris museum
But professional burglar advises making sure you “have the resources” to pull off a similar heist “or drop the idea because it’s just too much of a headache”
Deal or no deal? Phoenix Ancient Art sues Getty over billion-dollar Greek and Roman sculpture collection
The Swiss dealership says the museum cut it out of an arrangement to show the art, but the museum says they never had a deal
Russian protest artist Pyotr Pavlensky seeks political asylum in France
The artist and his family fled the country after the opening of an investigation against him for sexual assault
Art dynasty heir Guy Wildenstein cleared of tax fraud
Art dealer and other family members were accused of concealing paintings and properties worth hundreds of millions of euros
Court decides former Dedalus Foundation board member was not fired for being a woman
Joan Banach’s claims that she was wrongfully terminated have been dismissed
Appeals court upholds two-year suspended sentence for Picasso’s electrician
Stash of 271 stolen works will be returned to the artist's family
Lawsuit over Cady Noland’s Log Cabin dismissed
But the question remains if the work can still be considered authentic, after the artist allegedly disavowed it
Kader Attia accuses Universal Music of plagiarism over French rap video
Kendell Geers responds with open letter saying French-Algerian artist is stifling freedom of expression
Germany appoints first Jewish members to Nazi-loot art panel
Culture minister promises greater transparency for Limbach Commission in plan approved by cabinet
Judge cites New York law protecting art buyers in lawsuit against Zwirner Gallery
Case centres on an editioned Gazing Ball sculpture by Jeff Koons
London’s Mayor Gallery files lawsuit against Agnes Martin catalogue raisonné
Authentication committee rejected 13 works owned by gallery clients, effectively rendering them “worthless”, according to court papers
Verdict in Wildenstein estate case due on 12 January
Defence argued for acquittals in the tax fraud trial
Former Knoedler director settles lawsuit with casino billionaire over fake Rothko
This is the eighth of ten legal cases brought by collectors who bought forged paintings through the now defunct gallery
Prosecutor recommends four-year prison sentence and €250m fine for Guy Wildenstein in Paris trial
Lawyers for art dealing dynasty to present their defence next week in high-profile tax fraud and money laundering case
The Caravaggio work at the centre of the Wildenstein money-laundering trial
Painting's movements show the complicated issues around the estate of Daniel Wildenstein
Antiques dealers arrested and $4.5m worth of ivory seized in New York
The haul was uncovered by investigators following an undercover sting operation
Sentences handed down in high-profile case over Drouot thefts
Thirty-eight individuals were convicted and the art handler’s union was dissolved
What we learned from the Knoedler fakes scandal
Collectors still in the dark even when experts have doubts as reports rarely published
Instagram model and makeup artist sues Richard Prince over copyright infringement
Part of the New Portraits series, the work at the centre of the case was shown—and sold—at Frieze New York last year
Californian artist sues over state’s Confederate flag ban
Timothy Desmond’s Civil War painting was rejected by the Fresno County Fair
Chicago judge rules Peter Doig ‘absolutely did not paint’ disputed work
The ruling brings the value of the painting at the centre of the long-running case back to nil
Jeff Koons’s Gazing Ball sculpture at centre of legal tussle between art dealers
In new court filings, Fabrizio Moretti reveals the work he says David Zwirner has failed to deliver—and is now seeking $6m in damages
Norton Simon Museum can keep Cranachs, California judge decides
A US court has dismissed a claim to recover two paintings looted by Nazis, but collector’s heir plans to appeal
Peter Doig v Pete Doige: a case of mistaken artistic identity?
The artist is being sued for $5m by a corrections officer who says he bought a work by Doig for $100 in the 1970s
Orlan loses plagiarism case against Lady Gaga
In the first Paris court ruling, French “carnal artist” has been ordered to pay Lady Gaga and her record label €20,000
Russian political artist Pyotr Pavlensky released from custody with $15,000 fine
But he told reporters after the trial that he refused to pay and mocked the prosecutors’ charges of damaging cultural heritage by burning FSB doors
Third copyright lawsuit filed against Richard Prince for appropriating Sid Vicious photo
The artist is accused of using a London photographer’s image of the Sex Pistol’s bassist in an Instagram work
Russian art historian cleared of fraud over forgery sale
Court finds Elena Basner made a mistake, but prosecutors say they will appeal