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Opinion: The Value of Judgment

By Noor Kadhim Was it rashness, a need to burn a hole in his wallet, or simply sheer passion that prompted a buyer to fork...
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Making a Case for the CASE Act

By David Jenkins On December 21, 2020, the U.S. Congress passed a COVID-19 relief bill unlocking stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment benefits, and education funding. It...
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Case Review: A Last Laugh from Frans Hals (UK)

By Eve Gatenby. Most Frans Hals portraits have a kind of swagger to them that suggests that they are enjoying a good joke at the...
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Case Review: Abbott Labs v. Feinberg (2020)

By SaBreigha Dixon. Abbott Laboratories v. Feinberg, No. 1:18-cv-08468 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 9, 2020). At the heart of this case involving both art theft and forgery...
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Case Review: René Gimpel’s Heirs Fight for Restitution by French Museums (2020)

By Angélie Pompée. Andre Derain, Paysage à Cassis (1907); La Chapelle Sous Crécy (1910); Pinède, Cassis (1907); The Gimpel Gallery in Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, around 1900....
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“Transfers of Good Faith”: Two Years Post-Sarr Savoy Report and European Repatriation of Colonial Artifacts

By Kelley Tackett.  On December 17, 2020, French legislators passed an unprecedented bill pertaining to the permanent return of objects violently looted from Benin during...
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Art Law in The Supreme Court

By Talia Berniker and Sabrina Soffer. Few art law cases have made their way to the United States Supreme Court. Those that did get accepted...
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Fairs and Auctions Going Digital: How to Keep Transactions Secure

By SaBreigha Dixon. On November 17, 2020, Art Basel announced postponement of its 2021 Hong Kong live edition, a further blow after the cancellation of...
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Art Law Journals

Art Antiquity and Law (U.K.) A quarterly, which starting in 1996, was designed for all who value the cultural and historical environment. “The principal aim...
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Book Review: “Females in the Frame: Women, Art, and Crime” (2019) by Penelope Jackson

By Yuchen Xie. “I know of no notable female forgers in the history of forgery.” Noah Charney, The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and...
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Case Review: U.S. v. Righter (FL/CA, 2020)

By Olivia Baker. Forgeries have undeniable adverse effects on the art world. Some forgers have avoided being discovered and others have luckily been caught, Phillip...
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Behind Closed Doors: A Look At Freeports

By Talia Berniker. In September 2020, Arcis, the first freeport in New York City announced its closing after being open for just two years, and...
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