Law
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
Texan collector loses Van Dyck case, dealer judged not fault
Claim against Agnew’s dismissed though the painting ruled not autograph
Collectors sue Agnew’s over Van Dyck and Constable misattributions
The gallery catalogued both works as genuine, though experts made no secret of their ambivalence
The Estate of Francis Bacon drops legal action against Marlborough
No evidence of blackmail, and video shows the artist satisfied with his gallery
Vasarely, Arp and Giacometti: The three French foundations plagued by lawsuits
The question of what exactly the artist would have wanted is ultimately unanswerable, and therefore liable to cause friction
Archives seized from Giacometti Association following family's wishes
Archives, boxes of drawings and documents pertaining to court procedures were confiscated by bailiffs, following the freezing of their assets last year
New French legislation allows works less than 30 years old to be deaccessioned
Contemporary art museums say their collections are undervalued and at risk
Former Met lawyer to advise private collectors and museums
Reflecting the continuous rise in the value of art and importance of provenance
French government to compensate citizens for land lost after discovery of Chauvet caves
$12 million pay out to the three families
"My life as a tombarolo." The Art Newspaper goes underground in the world of illicit archaeology
Cristina Ruiz spent a day with the man who controls much of the illicit excavation on the site of ancient Veii, one of the largest Etruscan cities.
Commercial landowners in Britain almost always hand over to public museums archaeological discoveries made on their land, despite no legal obligation for them to do so. Their munificence has led to a chronic shortage of storage space.
This virtuous circle
Swiss say philanthropist collector is senile and have blocked his foundations, art and money
Legal battle over Dr Gustav Rau’s paintings, which he wants to give to Unicef, and which are on loan to Paris
Decisive times for underwater archaeology: Who owns the watery past?
There are an estimated three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered throughout the world’s oceans. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable.
Thai government evaluates Cambodia transshipment trade to crack down on looting and smuggling of treasures
Import restrictions are imposed on Khmer kingdoms artefacts
Authenticity and connoisseurship: How do we know it's real?
With a Calder, the judge overruled the expert; with a Schiele, the judge decided deceit was the clincher, and with a Braque, the judge upheld Christie’s right to fear liability
How the British Museum's maintenance procedures for the Parthenon marbles have changed
After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act
MoMA reached settlement agreement with Malevich heirs
The works in question were smuggled out of Germany during the Nazi regime for safe-keeping
US court returns Steinhardt antiquity to Italy but fails to settle key restitution question
The penalty of lying to customs
Museum of Epinal stakes claim to London dealer's Vuillards
"Nude in the studio" and "Bouquet of flowers" were commandeered by French court officials at the Maastricht fair
Letters to the Editor: “Alberto Giacometti did not use Redoutey’s foundry”
The director of the Giacometti Association, Mary Lisa Palmer, corrects our coverage of the Giacometti plaster models and demystifies the forthcoming Giacometti Foundation
Judge orders smashing of Giacometti plaster models
Founder of unauthorised casts sentenced to ten years
Michael Steinhardt is refusing the Italian State’s claim for the return of a fifth-century phiale
The US collector challenges Italy’s law
Congress can enforce “decency” when making arts grants, US Supreme Court rules
"Avant-gardeartistes remain entirely free to épater les bourgeois," wrote Justice Antonin Scalia, "they are merely deprived of the additional satisfaction of having the bourgeoisie taxed to pay for it"
Religious tradition dating back to the early Church under attack through the Schengen agreement
UK Charity Commissioners want access for women to Mount Athos
Supreme Court justices consider whether decency test for NEA grants is unconstitutional
Instead of raising hopes that they might deal a decisive slap in the face to Congressional limits on artistic expression, the justices gave no clear indication of where they were heading in the case
"Publication right" introduced into UK law
Museums and collectors should hasten to protect their rights in this field
Rauschenberg posts bail for his works
The artist has reached a settlement to allow his works to continue touring after being sued by an art consultant
WIPO treatises take the Berne copyright convention into the digital age
Is new copyright law needed for a new age?
The tensions in copyright law between the rights of artist, public and trade
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