Detectives are intensifying their investigation into the latest crime, at Laren’s Singer museum, which was committed this week on the artist’s birthday

From a Van Gogh left in a public toilet to a Klimt found inside a gallery wall, just what is it that prompts criminals to return such valuable works?

The Singer Laren museum in the Netherlands is currently on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic

London-based Old Masters dealer says that the works are “an unusual group to steal—neither priceless nor small fry”

A woman connected to the museum where the painting was found is under investigation by the Italian police

British Museum and Art Loss Register collaborate over recovery of ancient bull decoration that was consigned to an online auction

The Munich-based dealer and collector is also due to stand trial in London for allegedly stealing £1.1m in Kusama pumpkin sale

Igor and Olga Toporovsky linked to controversial show of Russian avant-garde works in Ghent

Collapse of Bulmer theft case is just the latest in string of failed art-related convictions

Major museums hold works linked to prolific collector accused of smuggling and fraud

Gardener discovered the painting behind a metal plate on an exterior wall at Italy's Ricci Oddi gallery

A spate of fraudulent agents in the dock this year give the art trade a bad image—even if only a few individuals are involved

Thieves stole Baroque jewels from the Green Vault earlier this week after breaking in through a window

After breaking in through a window at the Green Vault, the intruders grabbed three royal jewellery ensembles containing diamonds and pearls

Missing since 2012, around 1,300 prints have been returned to their rightful owner, who used to sell Creme's works

Italian court postpones decision over Lino Frongia's arrest and transfer to France until February

Police has raided seven premises in connection with the investigation

Wave of sentencing and changes in legislation puts pressure on art world

New enquiries suggest a US or Swiss connection through the mafia heroin trade

Denis Chuprikov took the landscape from State Tretyakov Gallery with the aim of "causing hype", he says

The portrait was allegedly stolen from the home of a menswear magnate in 1984

Timothy Sammons misled clients over sales of works by artists including Picasso

Conservation at the Amsterdam museum has revealed a fake Vincent signature on the genuine seascape

Pio Abad and Frances Wadsworth Jones's replicas of jewels smuggled into Hawaii by Imelda Marcos are displayed at the Honolulu Biennial alongside the social services they could have paid for

Thousands of illegally removed items—including human bones—were discovered on collector’s farm

Fresh complaint seeks the return of the work allegedly sold by the disgraced Manhattan dealer under false pretences

River of Life depiction has been newly reattributed to J & R Lamb Studios

Two works supposedly owned by bankrupt company, whose director Matthew Green resigned in February following FBI sting operation, are "apparently" in Dubai

Italian official also says the country will ratify 2017 Nicosia Convention outlining penalties for offenses involving cultural heritage

Incident is a further blow to English city following the novichok poisonings earlier this year