Art crime
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New lawsuits filed after we publish list of those who bought forgeries—some of which have not been traced
Seven works were stolen as unmanned overnight protection fails
The family of the artist Richard Diebenkorn says it alerted the gallery to fakes before they were sold
An Indonesian businessman has lost his appeal against claims that he sold a fake painting, according to reports in the Singapore press
Public prosecutor Giuseppe Ferrando pursues fakes tied to JZ Art gallery
Fortunately for the German art forger, he has fled the country and therefore cannot be investigated
Major auction houses and galleries have been caught up in the fake art scam
Jonathan Zebina and Flavio Briatore deny knowing paintings may be forgeries
This ruling concludes a case launched after discovery of 1,150 fake sculptures
Wolfgang Beltracchi, his wife Helene, her sister Jeanette, and Otto Schulte-Kellinghaus stand accused of selling high quality forgeries
While its real antiquities from Egypt travel to China
A Scotland Yard report shows that the notorious Dutch faker bought lapis lazuli paint for his “Vermeers” in bulk from Winsor & Newton
Fakes were purported to be by Charles Blackman and Robert Dickerson
Meanwhile, a new show organised by the mysterious artist proves to be a blockbuster
Concepcion is alleged to have sold fake Matisses and Calders among others, complete with forged certificates of authenticity
The gallery dismisses the suit as a “smear campaign”
A Parisian artist produced fake 20th-century classics by Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Alexandre Noll and Pierre Chareau
Former Factory assistant claims he made the disputed work
An attempt to smuggle it was thwarted in the US
Marion True faces charges of conspiring to receive illicitly excavated artefacts
The decision ends a dispute that started in 2000
The US lawsuit alleged they created a shell company to avoid paying dues
He has been released on bail, which was set at $1 million
The Duke of Buccleuch's disputed masterpiece has yet to be found
Taxman claims he and others created a shell company to avoid tax
From a game-changing Japanese scandal to price-fixing at the world's leading auction houses, we look at the most significant developments over the past ten years
Indonesia is a big country and everything about it is larger-than-life; its despots, its riots and, apparently, its art frauds
Founder of unauthorised casts sentenced to ten years
Esteemed artworld professionals have been arrested as part of a wide-reaching investigation into antiquities smuggling with links to an ongoing New York court case.