The auction of art, antiques and works of art was cancelled an hour after its supposed start time following private deal

One stand is closed down in a vetting crackdown at the French art fair, which organisers say can return to its former glory if "dealers would stop bickering"

Do falling exhibitor and visitor numbers at La Biennale Paris signal the beginning of the end for this once world-class art fair?

Maurizio Seracini concurs that the painting sold by Sotheby’s in 2012 is a modern forgery

Franco-American scion of art dealing dynasty was accused of hiding art and other property worth hundreds of millions of euros from French authorities

Paris court decision ends legal saga that began in 1991, when the artist died without an heir

"This may raise many important Holocaust issues for the French market," Christie’s says

Dmitry Rybolovlev's $450m windfall from Salvator Mundi sale undermined fraud allegation, report says, but criminal cases against Bouvier in Europe are ongoing

Ancient object—initially believed to be a toe—perfectly fits the hand of ancient bronze statue in Rome's Musei Capitolini

After a difficult first series of auctions last December, Drouot holds more sales in June to disperse holdings of bankrupt French firm

Laurent and Olivier Kraemer charged with organised fraud and money laundering in ongoing investigation over so-called "fake Boulles"

The rushed deaccessioning—to fund the acquisition of another work from neighbouring Quebec—raised a storm of criticism

We exclusively reveal the details of the plans for a “historic” collaboration

Heritage expert calls for new government taskforce to guide provenance research and even rule on restitution cases

As museum's teaser show opens in the Belgian capital, its president, Serge Lasvignes, tells us about branching out from Paris

Jean-Luc Martinez says the museum’s international projects have skyrocketed over the past five years

The country is due to sign a massive contract with the kingdom to turn Mada’in Saleh and the Al-Ula region into a cultural tourism destination

Françoise Nyssen proposed lending the work as a way to fight “cultural segregation”

French museum became first cultural institution to secure ties with Islamic regime after sanctions lifted in 2016

Another court will have to uncover how the 271 works were stolen and by whom before being received by Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec

The Swiss freeport magnate has been charged with fraud after the Russian collector Dmitri Rybolovlev filed a new criminal complaint in Switzerland

Head of the ethnographic institution applauds President Macron’s pledge to hand back African cultural heritage

Auctioneer Claude Aguttes will sell the collection of historic books and manuscripts across 300 sales over at least six years as part of liquidation

The 'masterpieces' that fooled the art world. Plus: a review of London's latest shows, from Cezanne to Soutine.

Paris art dealer Jérôme Le Blay ordered to hand over works to artist’s descendants

Experts question the reported size of illicit trade, particularly as the number of fake artefacts increases

In a surprise election, the dark-horse candidate won the vote of the culture agency’s executive board

French appeal court to decide case brought by company based in Hong Kong against artist’s family

The revamped fair opened this week to mixed reviews from press and participants

His death comes shortly before the opening of two museums dedicated to his long-term partner, the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent