Vincent Noce
Artcurial auction house embroiled in provenance row with London dealer
Patrick Matthiesen claims the Paris auction house was unwilling to provide painting's provenance information to comply with anti-money laundering rules
France's long-awaited restitution policy is finally here
Guidelines for returning objects looted from former colonies and during the Nazi period are laid out in a report commissioned by Emmanuel Macron and written by former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez
Notre Dame to reopen in December 2024
Though the Parisian cathedral's nave is expected to reopen to the public by the end of 2024, work to restore the entire site could last until 2028
Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi heads to court in case against Sotheby's
New York judge rules the auction house must face trial as part of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev’s art fraud lawsuit
Dealer who has given 1,677 works to create new French museum does ‘not expect a dime from the donation’
Conditions outlined for gift from Claude and France Lemand for new museum at the Arab World Institute in Paris
Musée D'Orsay ordered by Paris court to return four masterpieces by Renoir, Cézanne and Gauguin stolen during Second World War
The works were owned by influential French dealer Ambroise Vollard and will be returned to his heirs
Appeals court upholds antiquities trafficking charges against former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez and curator Jean-François Charnier
The appellate court judges’ decision came as a surprise, as the general prosecutor had asked for the charges—which relate to the acquisition of Egyptian antiquities by the Louvre Abu Dhabi—to be dropped
'A long overdue recognition': Paris's Arab World Institute to turn part of its building into an art museum
The new space, spanning all seven levels of the Institute's Jean Nouvel-designed building, was made possible in part thanks to a major donation of 1,677 works
French court orders Christie's to restitute a Nazi-looted painting sold in London
As the panel was looted in Paris, the magistrates claimed jurisdiction of the French courts over the High Court in London
Antiquities dealer Ali Aboutaam given 18-month suspended sentence by Geneva court
Decision brings the six-year investigation into the provenance of 15,000 antiquities from Phoenix Ancient Art to an end, with only a handful found to lack proper documentation
US considers rejoining Unesco despite more than $616m membership debt and Israel-Palestine controversies
America left the United Nations heritage organisation in 2019 after its members voted to accept Palestine as a member state
Louvre will begin significantly limiting daily visitor numbers to create 'more pleasurable viewing experience'
The Paris museum has been struggling for years against over-attendance
Maya Picasso, daughter of artist Pablo and important archivist of her father's legacy, has died, aged 87
Her relationship with her father is the subject of an ongoing exhibition at the Picasso Museum in Paris
Following his arrest in Italy, Old Master forgery suspect Giuliano Ruffini is turned over to French authorities
After seven years of investigations, Ruffini has been handed over to French authorities, likely setting the stage for a trial in Paris
Damaged Salvator Mundi copy by unknown artist sells for €1m at Christie's
Dated to a century after Leonardo's death, the work does not come from the artist's studio
Paris gallerists—found guilty of selling Picasso works stolen by handyman—receive suspended jail sentences
Belle et Belle gallery has now been dissolved, closing the chapter on a decade-long criminal investigation
Suspected Old Master forger Giuliano Ruffini is arrested in Italy after turning himself in
The 77-year-old, wanted by French police for "fraud, money laundering and forgery of works of art", was released after ten days in custody
Suspected Old Master forger Giuliano Ruffini—wanted by French police—cannot be found
The French dealer, who is under investigation for selling a series of allegedly forged paintings, has had a warrant out for his arrest since 2019
Antiquities trafficking charges against former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez and curator Jean-François Charnier could be dropped
The ruling of the examining chamber, expected next year, could overturn the investigation against both curators in a case implicating the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Metropolitan Museum
Pierre Soulages, who found infinite possibility in black abstract paintings, has died, aged 102
The celebrated French artist remained committed to his singular formal pursuit for decades
A handyman stole hundreds of Picassos from two heiresses—now the Paris gallery that bought them is on trial
Verdict for the owners of Belle et Belle is expected in November
Paris court dismisses bribery charges brought against Marlborough Gallery, French curator and artist’s family
The charges, brought ten years ago by a rival gallerist, revolved around allegations that a curator at France’s national museum of Asian art had received favours in exchange for organising a Chu Teh-Chun exhibition
Wanted in the US, Lebanese antiquities collector maintains his innocence, says his ‘big mistake’ was trusting New York art crime official
Lotfi addresses allegations that led to a warrant being issued for his arrest in a statement and interview, giving new details on the extraordinary story of the Metropolitan Museum's gold sarcophagus
French art dealer Didier Wormser stands trial for trafficking looted Egyptian antiquities
Owner of L’Etoile d’Ishtar gallery said artefacts from Saqqara necropolis “should be restituted to Egypt” but insists he purchased them in good faith
Exclusive: German museums latest to be implicated in far-reaching criminal investigation into antiquities trafficking
Case has so far seen Middle Eastern works seized from New York's Met and the indictment of a former Louvre director
Arrest warrant issued for dealer who sold ‘hundreds’ of looted Middle East antiquities—some of which ended up in the Met
Georges Lotfi has been accused of handling the types of materials he helped the police recover and repatriate for years
Billionaire battle rages on as Geneva court overturns dismissal of Dmitry Rybolovev's fraud case against art dealer Yves Bouvier
Rybolovlev is accusing Bouvier of having swindled €1.1bn from him through the €2bn sales of 38 works of art from 2003 to 2014
Paris court rejects wax sculptor’s claim he is the true creator of eight Maurizio Cattelan works
Daniel Druet, who created hyperrealist likenesses of Pope John Paul II, Hitler and others for Cattelan, was seeking €6m in compensation and to be declared the works’ “sole author”
Antiquities trafficking case escalates as Louvre Abu Dhabi joins civil action and Swiss collector files criminal complaint
In wake of scandal involving former Louvre director, France's culture minister forms taskforce to assess acquisitions procedures at museums
Egyptian antiquities connected to international trafficking ring seized from Metropolitan Museum in New York
Five objects worth more than €3m have been confiscated by authorities as part of a wide-ranging global investigation involving former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez