Judge sides with Andy Warhol Foundation on copyright suit
Copyright can be a huge gray area when it comes to incorporating artworks by other artists into new works. CJ Hendry, a New York-based artist, for example, ran into that […]
US judge rules in favour of the Met concerning a Picasso and allegations of Nazi-era looting
Recently, chief US circuit judge Robert Katzmann upheld a 2018 ruling concerning Pablo Picasso’s The Actor (1904-1905) meaning it will stay in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. […]
Germany appeals case over restitution of the Guelph Treasure (worth $275 million) in the US Supreme Court
Returning an artwork that at one time might have been stolen is not a clear-cut process and when you’re dealing with works that were stolen, looted, or simply have a […]
Egypt tries to halt the sale of a statue resembling Tutankhamun
On July 4th, a partial bust of Tutankhamun is set to lead ‘The Exceptional Sale’ at Christie’s London; however, Egyptian authorities are trying to halt the auction for fear that […]
Missing Lewis Chessmen could fetch £1 million at auction
Missing for nearly 200 years, one of the lost Lewis Chessmen had been living in the drawer of an Edinburgh family for years and could now sell for as much […]
Leading auction house Sotheby’s takes legal hit amidst Rybolovlev-Bouvier battle
Just days after the announcement that Sotheby’s is set to be sold for $3.7 billion to a company owned by French media tycoon Patrick Drahi, the company suffered a bruising […]
Long-lost Caravaggio could sell for $171 million
In just a few days, a long-lost painting believed to be by the Italian Old Master Caravaggio is set to hit the auction block. Found in the attic of a […]
