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The estate was bequeathed to the Giacometti Association as a temporary measure to clear the way for a foundation, although these plans were derailed by Roland Dumas's misconduct
NY District Attorney promises amnesty for those who come forward while corporate executive Samuel Waksal enters a guilty plea for tax evasion
Claim against Agnew’s dismissed though the painting ruled not autograph
The gallery catalogued both works as genuine, though experts made no secret of their ambivalence
No evidence of blackmail, and video shows the artist satisfied with his gallery
The question of what exactly the artist would have wanted is ultimately unanswerable, and therefore liable to cause friction
Archives, boxes of drawings and documents pertaining to court procedures were confiscated by bailiffs, following the freezing of their assets last year
Contemporary art museums say their collections are undervalued and at risk
Reflecting the continuous rise in the value of art and importance of provenance
$12 million pay out to the three families
Cristina Ruiz spent a day with the man who controls much of the illicit excavation on the site of ancient Veii, one of the largest Etruscan cities.
This virtuous circle
Legal battle over Dr Gustav Rau’s paintings, which he wants to give to Unicef, and which are on loan to Paris
There are an estimated three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered throughout the world’s oceans. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable.
Import restrictions are imposed on Khmer kingdoms artefacts
With a Calder, the judge overruled the expert; with a Schiele, the judge decided deceit was the clincher, and with a Braque, the judge upheld Christie’s right to fear liability
After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act
The works in question were smuggled out of Germany during the Nazi regime for safe-keeping
The penalty of lying to customs
"Nude in the studio" and "Bouquet of flowers" were commandeered by French court officials at the Maastricht fair
The director of the Giacometti Association, Mary Lisa Palmer, corrects our coverage of the Giacometti plaster models and demystifies the forthcoming Giacometti Foundation
Founder of unauthorised casts sentenced to ten years
The US collector challenges Italy’s law
"Avant-gardeartistes remain entirely free to épater les bourgeois," wrote Justice Antonin Scalia, "they are merely deprived of the additional satisfaction of having the bourgeoisie taxed to pay for it"
UK Charity Commissioners want access for women to Mount Athos
Instead of raising hopes that they might deal a decisive slap in the face to Congressional limits on artistic expression, the justices gave no clear indication of where they were heading in the case
Museums and collectors should hasten to protect their rights in this field
The artist has reached a settlement to allow his works to continue touring after being sued by an art consultant
Is new copyright law needed for a new age?