Two 17th Century Paintings Looted by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre by...
Two 17th century paintings were recently donated to the Louvre Museum in Paris after experts identified the descendants of the original owner. Floris van Schooten’s Still-Life with Ham and Peter...
View ArticleMastermind of ‘Canada’s Largest Art Fraud’ Guilty of Peddling Fake Norval...
A second suspect has plead guilty to charges of fraud in the case dubbed by investigators as “Canada’s largest art fraud investigation,” according to CBC News. On June 6, David Voss plead guilty to...
View ArticleChristie’s Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Client Data After Cyberattack...
If there’s one thing wealthy people have access to, it’s lawyers. As a result, a client of Christie’s recently filed an class-action lawsuit against the auction house after it experienced a...
View ArticlePål Enger, Who Famously Stole Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ Dies at 57
Pål Enger, a former Norwegian soccer player turned notorious art thief, has died at 57. Enger, who gained fame for his 1994 theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream, passed away on Saturday evening, the...
View ArticleShahzia Sikander Sculpture Beheaded at the University of Houston
A Shahzia Sikander statue at the University of Houston was vandalized following previous protests by right-wing groups. The 18-foot-tall bronze monument to women and justice was beheaded in the early...
View ArticleInternational Trafficking Operation Leads to 85 Arrests and the Recovery of...
Pandora VIII, an annual joint operation between customs and law enforcement authorities from 25 countries against international art trafficking, led by the Spanish Guardia Civil and supported by...
View ArticleSale of $1.4 M. Forged Leonardo da Vinci Painting Foiled by Customs Officers
A Spanish man has been arrested in Madrid for his part in the attempted sale of a forged painting purported to have been by Leonardo da Vinci, according to the Guardian. The arrest comes two years...
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Russian TV Contributor and Former Political Adviser Charged with Laundering...
The US Department of Justice has charged political advisor and Russian television contributor Dimitri Simes and his wife, Anastasia Simes, with violating US sanctions through schemes involving art and...
View ArticleMan Agrees to Guilty Plea for Trafficking Stolen Andy Warhol Print of...
A man has pled guilty to a federal charge of trafficking after trying to sell a stolen Andy Warhol print of Vladimir Lenin to an auction house. A press release from the US Attorney’s office for the...
View Article13 Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Seized by US Government at JFK Airport
Between 2020 and 2021, the US government seized 13 ancient Egyptian artifacts at JFK airport, including a 5,200-year-old vase, according to a legal documents filed earlier this month. A declaration...
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