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Case Review: Red Rothko Suit, a.k.a. Hoffman v. L&M Arts (TX)

By Chris Michaels, Esq. A private art sale involving a Rothko painting is the subject of a bitter lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas....
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Of Koons, Twombly, Perelman and Gagosian: Lessons to be Learned

By Jessica M. Curley (Part I) and Daniel Kokhba (Part II) Part I: Places, lights, action The lack of transparency in the art world can...
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Viability and Feasibility: How much is an Art Museum Worth?

By Elizabeth Lash, Esq. Who can say how much a piece of artwork is worth?  Who owns public art?  In one particular case, that of...
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Boston Raphael: Legal Art History

By Belinda Rathbone In 1969, my father, Perry T. Rathbone, then Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (the “MFA” or the “Museum”), bought...
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The Copyright Office’s Recent Fee Changes

By Elena Kravtsoff, Esq. For the first time since August 1, 2009, the U.S. Copyright Office instituted a number of fee changes that took effect...
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Why Ronald Lauder Is Right About Nazi-Looted Art in Museums

*From the Editors: The following article  first appeared on ArtNet. It is a response to two recent articles, an editorial authored by Ronald S. Lauder, a...
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Attention all Art Buyers – Caveat Emptor and then Emptor some more!

by Hanoch Sheps, Esq. Caveat Emptor (Latin for “let the buyer beware”) could quite possibly be the understatement of the century, at least it appears...
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Lessons on Auction Houses from Sotheby’s and the Case of the Stolen Renoir

By Hanoch Sheps, J.D.* Though not all art-related thefts involve multimillion dollar artworks – as portrayed in The Thomas Crown Affair remake – the theft...
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What’s in a name ‘Borghe$e’?

  Coat of arms of the House of Borghese Depending on one's background and taste, 'Borghese' is associated with different things: Italian papal history, art collection...
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The Journey of Columbia University’s Rembrandt

Rembrandt, "Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo," 1658. The Otto Naumann Limited gallery describes Rembrandt's "Portrait of a Man with Akimbo" exquisitely on their...
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U.S. Court of Appeals hears arguments regarding stolen Herzog artworks

Image of Baron Herzog's study with El Greco paintings. On January 23, 2013, Judges David B. Sentelle, David S. Tatel and Stephen Fain Williams of the...
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Homage to Grand Central Anniversaries

On February 1, 2013, New York celebrated the centennial anniversary of the Grand Central Terminal. It is arguably the most famous train station in the...
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