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Why do courts lack conviction in art cases?
Collapse of Bulmer theft case is just the latest in string of failed art-related convictions
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As Trump impeachment debates roll on, see historic courtroom sketches from Watergate trial
ArchiveForgeries
Fake graffiti reach courts as forgeries on market increase
Man charged with selling works imitating US artist JonOne as genre’s popularity continues to grow
ArchiveAuctions
Trade let down by court ruling
Decision on auction houses’ liability for fakes finds in favour of buyers—but only on a technicality
ArchiveForgeries
Australian forgeries to be destroyed
Fakes were purported to be by Charles Blackman and Robert Dickerson
ArchiveCalder Foundation
Courts cannot dictate authentication board’s decisions, case concerning Calder works finds
Judge says he does not have power over Calder Foundation
ArchiveGoudstikker
Norton Simon Museum of Art and Goudstikker heiress to go to court over fight for Cranachs
Marei von Saher claims they are Nazi loot, while Norton Simon believes it has legal title to the paintings
ArchiveFakes & copies
Serial faker, Vilas Likhite found guilty in Los Angeles
More bogus paintings are still out there, says LAPD
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Foundation circumventing directions of Giacometti's late wife by limiting collection's exposure, says brother-in-law
Mr Arm, who previously contested his sister's will, now asks that part of the estate goes to auction
ArchiveLebanese
Lebanese antiquities dealers prosecuted in US and Egypt
Hicham Aboutaam has pleaded guilty in the US to a Customs misdemeanour while his brother, Ali, is seeking to have his conviction by an Egyptian court nullified
ArchivePre-Colombian
Uncertainty in the French capital ensues after Ecuadorian ambassador pulls Pre-Colombian art from Paris salerooms
Pieces were seized from three auction houses, a lawsuit is now pending
ArchiveDisputes
Bacon Estate v. Marlborough gallery to go to High Court in January
Litigation may reveal the operations of one of London’s leading galleries and its Liechtenstein subsidiary
ArchiveFrancis Bacon Estate
Marlborough sued over Bacon estate
Artist allegedly exploited and heir denied his inheritance
ArchivePiero Manzoni
Piero Manzoni “Achrome” a fake
The court was convinced by differences in the artists' technique
ArchiveUnesco
New UNESCO protocol states attacks on cultural property during wartime will be criminalised
A new protocol allows for prosecution of organisations and individuals, putting pressure on art market professionals
ArchiveFakes & copies
Fake Fautrier: can you trust an artist’s heir?
In deciding that the certificate of the artist’s heir is no longer sufficient to prove a work’s authenticity, French courts will require auctioneers to be more thorough in future
ArchiveSouth Africa
Judge inconclusive on dealer responsibility as South African couple lose case on technicalities
Defendants' story was "reasonably possibly true"
ArchiveSevso silver
The Sevso silver remains in Manhattan storage as court discussions continue
Hungary's appeal of the verdict that was reached in spring awaits a decision