Nechtschein-Modigliani does retain moral rights over the artist's work, however

The estate of the artist is one of the most contested in the art world

Competing claims and potential conflicts of interests delay publication, originally scheduled for 2006

The authenticity of Jeune Fille aux Cheveux Noirs is questioned, but only by some experts

Nahmads say the contested painting belongs to another organisation

Growing concerns over authenticity of Modigliani portrait on show in Moscow museum

Christie's Paris sold the work to an anonymous phone buyer

Brothers fall out over future of artist’s childhood home in Livorno

He maintains his innocence

Christian Parisot is accused of faking drawings by the artist’s lover Jeanne Hébuterne

Love him or hate him? Whatever…

Up to 1,000 forged works are circulating on the market, says expert

The artist's portrait of Picasso is now part of a Moscow private collection

Horse breeder John Magnier has given seven other paintings to the institution for at least six years—exempting him from tax should the works be sold

Japanese enjoy art more than French, says curator of Lille Métropole Museum of Modern Art

The artist will be played by Andy Garcia

Livorno

Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro and Degas are yesterday’s stars

Exhibition in Buffalo shows 60 works by the master

It will be the first Modigliani show in Paris for 40 years

Dr Kenneth Wayne says scholarship is the way forward

Death threats, market interests and too many specialists bedevil research into the subject

The top twenty has Cézanne at the top with a new record from Sotheby's

No market for the mediocre, however

Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury sell major Modigliani

Newly discovered drawings now on show

The works were collected day by day, from 1907 to 1914, by Paul Alexandre during the artist’s stay in Paris

Over 20 years after it was originally written, Irving's book finally sees the sun

With an excerpt from leading expert Werner Schmalenbach’s monograph

Japanese buyers come away with large proportion of lots