NewsArt theft
German socialite Angela Gulbenkian pleads guilty to theft in London court
The charges against her stemmed from the fraudulent sale of a £1.1m Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture to a Hong Kong collector, while a similar claim against her over a Warhol portrait remains in German court
NewsCrime
Number of art thefts in Italy plummets—partly thanks to drones
New report by special police force finds increase in security and surveillance technology has dissuaded dealers in stolen art
NewsSalvator Mundi
Police discovers stolen Salvator Mundi in Naples apartment
The copy of Leonardo's $450m painting was taken from the Museum of San Domenico Maggiore last year
NewsArt market
Christie’s and Sotheby’s ordered to disclose dealings with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Sales of paintings by Cézanne and Picasso worth a combined $139m are also under scrutiny by the US Virgin Island attorney general
NewsThefts
German police arrest three suspects in Dresden jewel heist investigation
More than 1,600 police officers take part in raids in Berlin to solve violent theft from Dresden’s Green Vault
NewsRestitution
Police search for Benin Bronze protestor—found guilty of 'threatening behaviour'
Isaiah Ogundele, who demonstrated outside the Museum of London, Docklands for the objects' repatriation, failed to appear at his court hearing earlier this month
NewsArt crime
Man who punched £20m Picasso painting at Tate Modern is jailed for 18 months
Repairing the piece—on long-term loan from a private collection—will take more than a year and cost up to £350,000
NewsCrime
Teenager who threw boy from Tate Modern is given a life sentence with minimum term of 15 years
Jonty Bravery intended to kill, judge says
NewsArt theft
Birthday heist: Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum on anniversary of artist's birth
The Singer Laren museum in the Netherlands is currently on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic
NewsArt theft
Three paintings—including valuable Van Dyck portrait—stolen from Oxford University gallery
London-based Old Masters dealer says that the works are “an unusual group to steal—neither priceless nor small fry”
NewsCrime
Released but still under investigation: Russian couple embroiled in fraud scandal
Igor and Olga Toporovsky linked to controversial show of Russian avant-garde works in Ghent
NewsDiscoveries
Stolen 'Klimt' found hidden in a wall will take a month to authenticate, officials say
Gardener discovered the painting behind a metal plate on an exterior wall at Italy's Ricci Oddi gallery
NewsForgeries
Bankrupt 'playboy' James Stunt attempted to borrow £40m against works of art claimed to be forgeries
The former husband of heiress Petra Ecclestone owes £5m in debt including an unpaid sum of £3.9m to Christie's
NewsCrime
Attempted robbery of Rembrandt paintings at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Theft of two paintings was thwarted thanks to gallery's security staff and systems
NewsRussia
Art trove belonging to Russian billionaire fugitive found hidden in village near Moscow
Investigators find paintings and rare books missing from private museum belonging to banker Alexei Ananyev accused of alleged financial crimes
NewsArt education
Brooklyn project waives court appearances for lawbreakers who agree to take art classes
District attorney says the initiative, which applies to minor nonviolent misdemeanors, promotes "human dignity"
NewsArt crime
Man who stole painting in broad daylight from Moscow museum is sentenced to three years in prison
Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says
NewsExhibitions
Nate Lowman’s new works to focus on Las Vegas mass shooting
Series of paintings at David Zwirner London are based on crime scene images released by police
NewsArt fairs
Paris fair struggles to move on from forged furniture fiasco
Criminal investigation launched three years ago into Parisian dealers at La Biennale continues to diminish confidence in the event's integrity
NewsInternational
Photography collective takes a stand against wildlife crime
Internationally renowned photographers join forces to publish a crowdfunded book in English and Mandarin that raises awareness of China’s illegal trade in animals
ArchiveCollectors
Mystery of London dealer’s inflated invoices for world’s biggest collector, the head of Qatar's National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage
The Art Newspaper has obtained invoices sent by Oliver Hoare to Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar, who remains under arrest in Doha as authorities investigate alleged misuse of public funds
NewsCrime
Murdered muralist Héctor Domínguez honoured in Mexico
Suspicion aired that the 27-year-old artist may have been killed, along with his father and brother, because of his environmental activism
NewsCrime
A million Artsy user account details exposed in large-scale hack
Compromised data included account holders’ names and email and IP addresses
PreviewBooks
Witches, cannibals and murderers: the stories behind some of the Musée d’Orsay’s most violent works of art
In his new book The Orsay Murder Club, the art historian Christos Markogiannakis examines the horrors of the Paris museum’s collection
NewsCrime
Police arrest man after attempted theft of Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral
Incident is a further blow to English city following the novichok poisonings earlier this year
NewsConservation & Preservation
Spain tells vandal to Kiss off after Santiago de Compostela statue defaced
Authorities vow to find rock fan who damaged Medieval statue
NewsVandalism
List of 34,361 dead refugees and migrants goes back on show in Liverpool after being destroyed
Reasons and perpetrators behind the removal of the key biennial work remain unclear
BlogIn the frame
Catnapped: abduction of moody moggie Begemot from Moscow museum sparks media frenzy
BlogDiary of an art historian
Do not allow art to cleanse crimes
The art world has yet to tackle issues around works like Picasso’s $115m child-prostitute portrait
NewsArt crime
Full extent of burglary at Bath’s Museum of East Asian Art revealed
With the value of Chinese antiquities on the rise, police suspect the items removed were stolen to order
NewsLaw
Art consultant pleads guilty to filing false tax return
Lacy Doyle hid millions of dollars in inheritance in a Swiss bank account, US Attorney says
NewsSexual assault
Four women including arts and culture producer Tanya Selvaratnam accuse New York Attorney General of abuse
After denying the allegations, Eric Schneiderman resigned his post on Monday
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Top Italian museum director faces trial over gym visits
The director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome has been suspended without pay for leaving the office
NewsIvory
Ivory-trade investigator Esmond Bradley Martin found murdered in Nairobi home
Former UN special envoy for rhino conservation was at the forefront of exposing scale of global black market for animal products
ArchiveMark Rothko
Tate celebrates return of restored Rothko
The product of 9 months of restoration leaves no traces of graffiti ink
ArchiveTate Britain
Art and the appetite for destruction: Histories of British Iconoclasm on now at Tate Britain
Tate Britain examines the history of those who have targeted art, from Henry VIII to the present
ArchiveLawsuits
Swiss collector Stephan Schmidheiny sentenced to 18-year term
Schmidheiny is to appeal the verdict, citing the charges relating to asbestos manufacturing as 'absurd'
ArchiveJoan Miro
Miró on loan damaged at Tate Modern
The museum forked out £203,000 for repair and depreciation costs
ArchiveMark Rothko
Rothko’s children condemn Tate vandalism
One of Tate Modern's Rothkos is defaced in the name of art
ArchiveCollectors
Collector Claude Dray shot dead in Paris
The body of the billionaire hotelier was discovered at his villa in Neuilly-sur-Seine
ArchiveZahi Hawass
Return to power: Zahi Hawass reappointed
Hawass originally resigned due to accusations of illegal activities and military guard ceasing at archeological sites
ArchiveLeonardo da Vinci
Jury clears Britons of Da Vinci theft extortion
Three lawyers and two private detectives are now off the hook
ArchiveNews
Warhol’s famous athlete portraits stolen from collector Richard Weisman's home
A $1m reward is being offered
ArchiveWhite Cube
Bullets over Basel: Loud noise resembling gunfire alarms dealers
Criminal activity was ruled out when the sound was found to be the result of something being accidentally knocked over
ArchiveLawsuits
Collector and Madoff associate Ezra Merkin finds himself in court
He is accused of defrauding his investors, which include charities
ArchiveCensorship
Kulik images impounded as ‘pornography’ at Fiac
Russian gallery directors handcuffed by police, but case dropped
ArchiveCrime
Found: paintings from the collection of Brazilian money launderer
A Léger and a Basquiat belonging to Edemar Cid Ferreira have been identified
ArchiveCollectors
Russian art collector could face seven years in prison
Vladimir Nekrasov has been charged with corporate tax evasion
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
John Linnell painting stolen in daylight robbery at the V&A
ary Doyle pleaded guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court
ArchiveSecurity
Security breaches at Tate, British Museum and Musée d’Orsay
A Monet suffered a 10cm tear from being punched
ArchiveLeonardo da Vinci
Buccleuch family Leonardo found
Ninth Duke did not live to see his painting returned
ArchiveNews
Arrest warrant for Phoenix Ancient Art director
In 2004, Egypt sentenced Mr Aboutaam in absentia to 15 years’ imprisonment
ArchiveNews
Accountant alleges major fraud at art school founded by Andy Warhol
Charges focus on former executive director of the New York Academy of Art
ArchiveCollectors
World’s biggest art collector is buying again
Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar has now been pardoned
ArchiveMoscow
Russian art dealers released after a year in jail without trial
Couple claim that forgery accusations were the result of a property deal gone sour
ArchiveFakes & copies
Studies of the Vermeer forger Van Meegeren and 19th-century literary counterfeits
Confusing, criminal, but very virile
ArchiveCommercial galleries
Former fugitive opens decorative arts gallery
Roberto Polo, once the toast of Paris, returns in style
ArchiveForgeries
Auction house faking incident spooks growing Hungarian art market
A leading collector believes many bogus works are circulating
ArchiveArt market
Warring New York dealers guilty of tax evasion
Court orders Helen Fioratti and James Sansum to repay huge sums
ArchiveArt market
Appeal over Peter Brant ownership of Warhol
Ms Lindholm has been attempting to regain Warhol's Red Elvis since 2000
ArchiveArt market
Court finds Peter Brant really does own Warhol’s Red Elvis
The decision ends a dispute that started in 2000
ArchiveCollectors
World’s biggest art collector under arrest in Qatar
Sheikh Saud Al-Thani is being investigated for alleged misuse of public funds
ArchiveForgeries
Five men charged in Jerusalem forgery case
They stand accused of faking an inscription on an antiquity for financial gain
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
Third theft at V&A forces closure of 38 rooms
In the latest incident, eight Italian Renaissance plaquettes worth £500,000 were taken
ArchiveArt theft
V&A appeals for help to find stolen jade
Missing objects valued at £60,000
ArchiveCrime
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
ArchiveLooted art
Art dealer Adam Williams found guilty after 11 years of litigation
Williams will not appeal French court decision, citing health reasons
ArchiveJ.M.W. Turner
Tate Turner thieves convicted
Unrecovered paintings stolen in Frankfurt, 1994.
ArchiveJames McNeill Whistler
From the secret archives of the Victoria and Albert Museum: flinging more than a paint pot
The opening of a file on James McNeill Whistler, embargoed for a century, reveals him to have been a violent brawler, a racist and a gun-runner
ArchiveAuctions
Cutting-edge art forced onto the block to repay foundation as owner, Nadal-Ginard, languishes in jail
The secret behind Sotheby’s contemporary art sale in New York, 6 May.
ArchiveMarch 1994
Master faker Alfred André's cache of evidence revealed
“Renaissance” jewels in the National Gallery of Art are by the hitherto unknown faker
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
Miniature altar destroyed by thieves at the V&A
Grab and smash operation on 11 November
ArchiveArt theft
Pork-trading, Bob-Marley fan caught red-handed with stolen Italian masterpieces
The reluctant collector: “The ugliest things I ever did see....only good for chasing away ghosts”