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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

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 - Dec 10, 2025 Heirs of Jewish banker who sold Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ lose restitution appeal

The court found no federal basis for the case and said Sompo’s ties to Illinois were too limited to support a lawsuit.

Law and Crime - Dec 10, 2025 Swedish climate activists who targeted Monet painting acquitted

Two climate protesters stand in front of a Monet painting inside a museum gallery, with red paint smeared across the artwork’s protective surface.

The activists had targeted Monet's "The Artist’s Garden at Giverny" in June 2023.

Law and Crime - Dec 12, 2025 Italy arrests dozens in crackdown on archaeological looting network tied to mafia

Helicopters and elite Carabinieri squads moved across Sicily and Calabria after investigators linked two long-running probes.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - Dec 12, 2025 Italy arrests dozens in crackdown on archaeological looting network tied to mafia

Helicopters and elite Carabinieri squads moved across Sicily and Calabria after investigators linked two long-running probes.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 10, 2025 Heirs of Jewish banker who sold Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ lose restitution appeal

The court found no federal basis for the case and said Sompo’s ties to Illinois were too limited to support a lawsuit.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 10, 2025 Swedish climate activists who targeted Monet painting acquitted

The activists had targeted Monet's "The Artist’s Garden at Giverny" in June 2023.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 09, 2025 New York seeks $17K from seemingly defunct Nancy Wiener Gallery

Khmer bronze “Shiva Triad” sculpture with three standing figures on a shared stepped base, digitally placed against a red background.

A new filing alleges the dormant gallery skipped mandatory insurance coverage.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 09, 2025 Pascal de Sarthe hits back at Yves Bouvier over missing artworks claim

Bouvier says 91 artworks vanished after he entrusted them to Hong Kong dealer Pascal de Sarthe.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 08, 2025 See all the works by Matisse, Portinari stolen in Brazilian library heist

Brazilian officials in the city of São Paulo have notified Interpol of the missing artworks.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 08, 2025 Armed thieves steal Matisse works from Brazilian library

During the heist, the robbers reportedly subdued security workers and an elderly couple visiting the exhibition.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 07, 2025 Swiss dealer Yves Bouvier claims his $100 million collection vanished

Cropped portrait of Yves Bouvier in Paris in 2008

Bouvier says 91 artworks vanished after he entrusted them to Hong Kong dealer Pascal de Sarthe.

by Adam Schrader