City of Krefeld rejects claims to Mondrian paintings
Four paintings by Piet Mondrian, the Dutch abstract pioneer, have been at the centre of a dispute over ownership and on July 2nd, the German city of Krefeld rejected the […]
Despite Egyptian protests, sculpture of Tutankhamun sells for £4.7 million
Estimated to reach as much as £4 million at auction, a partial statue of the Egyptian god Amen in the likeness of Tutankhamun ultimately realized more than £4.7 million (£5.97 […]
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 […]
