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A US dealer says he is owed millions by insurance brokers for 12 works that were confiscated by authorities from the Palazzo Ducale in 2017 as suspected fakes
A lawsuit says the former New York City mayor and lawyer for Trump hired an advisory firm to appraise the value of his collection during a bitter divorce battle
Claimants including major museums and art galleries accuse companies of failing to pay out on Covid-19 pandemic
The owner of Venus Over Manhattan gallery is withholding rent and demanding his $365,000 security deposit back due to coronavirus lockdowns that have shuttered the space
Following the online auction house's bankruptcy filing, creditors claim Valentine Uhovski mismanaged funds from online sales and charity auctions
French investigation into Giuliano Ruffini, the prime suspect in the case, is hampered by Milan ruling
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
Jean-Pierre Lehmann was denied “the right of first refusal over everybody”
Protests against threats to freedom of speech flared all summer
The collector is arguing that no transfer of ownership of her collection ever took place
He is now suing former employees of the gallery
A Belgian court recently found Tuymans guilty, a ruling that ignores appropriation’s vital role in art over the centuries and has worrying implications for the future
The lawsuit, dating back to 2009, is between Russian dealer Gary Tatintsian and Lev Nussberg, an artist, art historian and collector
Court papers raise the question of who should have spotted fakes
Ongoing lawsuit between the financier Ronald Perelman and the dealer Larry Gagosian
Maleki alleges deals were undisclosed, Shariat countersues for malicious falsehood and defamation
Establishing the defendant is at fault just got that much trickier
New lawsuits filed after we publish list of those who bought forgeries—some of which have not been traced
The document details museums, art dealers and private collectors who have brought charges against the gallery and its disgraced director
Decision on auction houses’ liability for fakes finds in favour of buyers—but only on a technicality
How a forgery scandal brought about the downfall of New York's most prestigious gallery
Schmidheiny is to appeal the verdict, citing the charges relating to asbestos manufacturing as 'absurd'
Uncertainty over whether the work—once owned by Goering—was looted has apparently left it unsaleable
Sotheby's sale halted as Cambodia demands its return
Litigation continues over the artwork that went viral
Several of the New York gallery's representatives have been indicted for engineering the sale of Abstract Expressionist forgeries
Recent high-profile trials mean collectors are wondering where to turn if they think they have fakes
Bank sells several works to recoup $3m loan
An Indonesian businessman has lost his appeal against claims that he sold a fake painting, according to reports in the Singapore press
