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Law and Crime

Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Law and Crime   -   Sep 08, 2026 Judge rules $165,000 Keith Haring is real — but collector sued too late
Judge rules $165,000 Keith Haring is real — but collector sued too late

A collector paid $165,000 for a Keith Haring subway drawing at a Las Vegas gallery event in 2018. When he tried to resell it three years later, Christie’s and Sotheby’s refused to handle it. He was left with a work he could not sell for near what

Law and Crime   -   Sep 08, 2026 Kelly Reemtsen sues David Salle for copyright infringement over ‘Hatchet’
Kelly Reemtsen sues David Salle for copyright infringement over ‘Hatchet’

The lawsuit said Salle admitted in an email that his painting “incorporates an image from one of yours."

Thieves steal four Renoir paintings from Cagnes-sur-Mer museum, two still missing
Law and Crime   -   Sep 09, 2026 Thieves steal four Renoir paintings from Cagnes-sur-Mer museum, two still missing

The two paintings left behind — Portrait de Madame Stephen Pichon and Coco lisant — were recovered near the museum.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Sep 09, 2026 Thieves steal four Renoir paintings from Cagnes-sur-Mer museum, two still missing
Thieves steal four Renoir paintings from Cagnes-sur-Mer museum, two still missing

The two paintings left behind — Portrait de Madame Stephen Pichon and Coco lisant — were recovered near the museum.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Sep 08, 2026 Judge rules $165,000 Keith Haring is real — but collector sued too late
Judge rules $165,000 Keith Haring is real — but collector sued too late

A collector paid $165,000 for a Keith Haring subway drawing at a Las Vegas gallery event in 2018. When he tried to resell it three years later, Christie’s and Sotheby’s refused to handle it. He was left with a work he could not sell for near what

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Sep 08, 2026 Kelly Reemtsen sues David Salle for copyright infringement over ‘Hatchet’
Kelly Reemtsen sues David Salle for copyright infringement over ‘Hatchet’

The lawsuit said Salle admitted in an email that his painting “incorporates an image from one of yours."

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Sep 07, 2026 Insurer sues Alaska Airlines over paintings soaked in Honolulu rainstorm
Insurer sues Alaska Airlines over paintings soaked in Honolulu rainstorm

Distinguished Programs says the 11 works, shipped from Osaka to New York, were deplaned unprotected and ruined.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Sep 07, 2026 Court Documents: Insurer's complaint over 11 paintings soaked on Alaska Airlines flight

The summons and complaint Distinguished Programs Insurance Brokerage filed September 3 in New York County Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Sep 06, 2026 Thief pedals off with sculpture from Whangārei art center
Thief pedals off with sculpture from Whangārei art center

Karin de Beer's "Tiori Toru," blessed by the local hapū weeks earlier, remains missing as Northland Police appeal for information.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Sep 05, 2026 Bay Shore art teacher in student sex abuse lawsuit is arrested for stalking her
Bay Shore art teacher in student sex abuse lawsuit is arrested for stalking her

Days before the arrest, the district moved to make art teacher John Kennedy personally cover any damages and forfeit his salary.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 31, 2026 National Gallery refuses to show how a Gaza protest that harmed no painting cost it £7,196
National Gallery refuses to show how a Gaza protest that harmed no painting cost it £7,196

The refusal came in a partial answer to a Freedom of Information request from Urgent Matter.

by Adam Schrader
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