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UPDATE: The Agence Frence-Presse Reports that the Paintings Stolen from the Kunsthal Museum were Burned

On May 29th, the Agence Frence-Presse (AFP) broke the news that the paintings from the Kunsthal Museum stolen on October 16 have been burned.  The Romanian police are...
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YouTube Offers Evidence and Confession of a Picasso Vandal

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDriGHJIexk?rel=0] Last June, an art student, Uriel Landeros, was caught on video vandalizing a Picasso painting, Woman in a Red Armchair, at the Menil Collection in...
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Even in the Opaque Art World, Taxes are Certain: Glafira Rosales/Gonzalez Indicted for Income Tax Evasion

Knoedler Gallery was a reputable art gallery, in existence for over 150 years. When it closed in 2011, accusations that it sold forgeries were just...
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Recent and Pending Legal Matters Affecting the Literary World

Cover Art. To Kill a Mockingbird Author Sues Agent Harper Lee, now 87, is know to most every High School Student in the country even though...
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Recent Conference in Atlanta Highlights the Importance of Online and Digital Technologies in Art Law Practice

While "new media" (as the Internet is frequently referred) is far from new, the rapid evolution of online and digital technologies has created a wealth...
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Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictments

What effect does a scandal involving an international money-laundering and gambling scheme stretching across the globe have on a high-profile Manhattan gallery? Helly Nahmad has...
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Et tu, Poland?! Poland seeks return of 18 paintings taken by the Soviet Red Army in 1945

'Madonna and Child' by Lucas Cranach the Elder, sought by Poland for recovery from the Pushkin Museum. The Russian Federation should beware all Ides. This...
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Attorney’s Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

In an article with a cheeky title and a noble purpose, Raymond J. Dowd, Partner with Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP argues that the procedural...
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NPR Story on the Field Museum’s Financial Crisis Incites Sharp Comments from Listeners

The Field Museum is encyclopedic, with more than 20 million biological and geological specimens and cultural objects. On May 6th, NPR's Morning Edition aired a...
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Dispute over the Estate of Jack Tanzer Centers on Caravaggio Authentication

By Center for Art Law The battle rages on over the estate of Jack Tanzer and the authenticity of a painting that the now-deceased Upper...
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Fair Use Fails Mr. Brainwash: Judicial Stance on Infringement and Appropriation Art Swings the Other Way

Hot on the heels of appropriation artist Richard Prince's victory in the Second Circuit (covered here two weeks ago), a Los Angeles federal court has returned a less...
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14 Years After Brooklyn Museum v. NYC: Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Says He Now Understands the First Amendment

Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota speaks out about his role in the 1999 Brooklyn Museum v. NYC fiasco. Joe Lhota, NYC mayoral hopeful, is facing...
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