Case Review: Meaders v. Helwaser (2020)
By Sara Osinski. Alexander Calder (“Calder”) was a renowned American sculptor, famous for his wire sculptures and “mobiles,” which are a “type of kinetic art...
Case Review: Barnet et al v. Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Hellenic Republic (2020)
The 5 ½ inch Bronze Greek Horse in the Geometric Style. Screenshots from Sotheby's auction catalogue for the May 2018 sale "The Shape of Beauty:...
Remembering Modigliani: Italy’s Ongoing Battle against Forgery
By Tatyana Kalaydjian Serraino. The year 2020 marks the anniversary of Amedeo Modigliani’s death. The Italian-Jewish modernist painter passed away in Paris in January 1920...
Case Review: Is There HOPE for the Estate of Robert Indiana?
By Taylor Barje. Lawsuit I: Morgan Art Foundation Ltd. v. McKenzie et al., No. 1:18-cv-04438 (S.D.N.Y. filed on May 18, 2018).Lawsuit II: Morgan Art Foundation...
Case Review: Allen v. Cooper (2020)
By Alexa Sussmane Joseph Nicholls, “Capt. Teach alias Black-Beard” (1736), print engraved by J. Basire and reproduced in D. Defoe, A General History of the...
Case Review: Republic of Turkey v. Christie’s
By David Jenkins. In recent years, the Republic of Turkey has displayed a dedication to preserving and repatriating its cultural artifacts and antiquities to be...
Case Review of the 5Pointz Appeal: Castillo et al. v. G&M Realty L.P. (2020)
By Louise Carron. February 20, 2020 will be known in legal art history as the day that street art was affirmed as “a major category...
Case Review: The Mayor Gallery v. Agnes Martin Catalogue Raisonné
By Yuchen Xie The Case: The Mayor Gallery Ltd. v. The Agnes Martin Catalogue Raisonné LLC et al., No. 655489/2016 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2019). Warhol...
Two for the Price of One: Recent US Legal Developments in Nazi-Looted Art
By Timothy Chung. “Time is lost, which never will renew.”Vergil, The Georgics, Book 3. [1] As those who bring claims under the Holocaust Expropriated Art...
Case Review: Takeaways from Mary Boone’s Day in Court
By Jennie Nadel U.S. v. Mary Boone, No. 1:18-CR000634 (S.D.N.Y. filed May 9, 2019). In May 2019, New York art dealer Mary Boone was sentenced...
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