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The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to be of Marcus Aurelius, had been stolen. [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley In court papers, the collector says an adviser, without authorization, schemed to sell a Giacometti sculpture he bought for $78 million to the entertainment mogul. An art [...]

In court papers, the collector says an adviser, without authorization, schemed to sell a Giacometti sculpture he bought for $78 million to the entertainment mogul. An art collector is suing [...]

A collector says the Calder Foundation sunk the value of an $8 million mobile by Alexander Calder by deciding it was too damaged to still be viewed as a work [...]

A collector says the Calder Foundation sunk the value of an $8 million mobile by Alexander Calder by deciding it was too damaged to still be viewed as a work [...]

Cuando cayó el martillo en la casa de subastas Christie’s de Manhattan el 15 de mayo de 1990, un cuadro de Vincent van Gogh, , impuso en su momento el [...]

When the hammer fell at Christie's in Manhattan on May 15, 1990, a Vincent van Gogh painting, ''Portrait of Dr. Gachet,'' set the record at the time for the most [...]

When the hammer fell at Christie's in Manhattan on May 15, 1990, a Vincent van Gogh painting, ''Portrait of Dr. Gachet,'' set the record at the time for the most [...]

A Danish museum is returning the bronze head of Septimius Severus to Turkey after agreeing that it was probably looted from a shrine honoring Roman leaders. An ancient bronze thought […]

A Danish museum is returning the bronze head of Septimius Severus to Turkey after agreeing that it was probably looted from a shrine honoring Roman leaders. An ancient bronze thought [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley The Franklin Institute, a Philadelphia museum dedicated to the study of science, has long said one of its most impressive holdings - a plane built in 1911 [...]

The Franklin Institute, a Philadelphia museum dedicated to the study of science, has long said one of its most impressive holdings -- a plane built in 1911 by the Wright [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley and Tom Mashberg The Met Museum returned an ancient cup, assembled from fragments, to Italy in 2022 after investigators found it had been looted. Now a second [...]

The Met Museum returned an ancient cup, assembled from fragments, to Italy in 2022 after investigators found it had been looted. Now a second has been returned after a similar […]

Byline: Graham Bowley The fight is over an Egon Schiele drawing held by the Art Institute of Chicago that the Manhattan district attorney's office seized as Nazi loot. But it [...]

The fight is over an Egon Schiele drawing held by the Art Institute of Chicago that the Manhattan district attorney's office seized as Nazi loot. But it has wider implications. [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley, Mattathias Schwartz and Zachary Small Some see hope and skill reflected in the Biden paintings. Critics say their success, and significant prices, were boosted by Joe Biden's [...]

Some see hope and skill reflected in the Biden paintings. Critics say their success, and significant prices, were boosted by Joe Biden's celebrity and stature. After an ambitious New York [...]

Lawyers for the collector, based in California, said the Manhattan district attorney's office did not have the jurisdiction or the evidence to support seizing the ancient statue. A California collector […]

Byline: Graham Bowley The Allentown Art Museum agreed to sell the work, by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop, to settle a restitution claim by a Jewish family, which [...]

The Allentown Art Museum agreed to sell the work, by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop, to settle a restitution claim by a Jewish family, which will share in [...]

The Allentown Art Museum agreed to sell the work, by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop, to settle a restitution claim by a Jewish family, which will share in [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley and Seamus Hughes The packages were sent to a woman whose work had led to the heralded recovery of the Kyrenia, and to new insights into classical [...]

The packages were sent to a woman whose work had led to the heralded recovery of the Kyrenia, and to new insights into classical Greek seafaring. But their ancient contents [...]

The actor, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, went on trial more than two years after the fatal shooting of the cinematographer of the movie ''Rust.'' Prosecutors painted Alec Baldwin [...]

The actor, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, went on trial more than two years after the fatal shooting of the cinematographer of the movie “Rust.” Prosecutors painted Alec Baldwin [...]

In the opening minutes of the trial, Erlinda O. Johnson, one of the prosecutors, accused Alec Baldwin of blatantly failing to follow basic gun safety rules, which she said led [...]

Byline: Julia Jacobs, Graham Bowley and Mattathias Schwartz The president's son started selling his artwork several years ago, drawing potential ethics concerns that were discussed in congressional testimony this year. [...]

The president's son started selling his artwork several years ago, drawing potential ethics concerns that were discussed in congressional testimony this year. As Hunter Biden's life and business dealings have [...]

An antiques shop owner in Maine was hired by a friend to value the collection of the artist Robert Indiana. His verdict was $85 million. A second appraisal says that's [...]

An antiques shop owner in Maine was hired by a friend to value the collection of the artist Robert Indiana. His verdict was $85 million. A second appraisal says that’s [...]

In a court filing, the Art Institute of Chicago fought Manhattan prosecutors' efforts to seize an important Egon Schiele drawing, denying that the Nazis had stolen it. The Art Institute [...]

In a court filing, the Art Institute of Chicago fought Manhattan prosecutors’ efforts to seize an important Egon Schiele drawing, denying that the Nazis had stolen it. The Art Institute [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley The museum said its enhanced effort to study the provenance of items in its collection had turned up evidence that the statue of a Sumerian man was [...]

The museum said its enhanced effort to study the provenance of items in its collection had turned up evidence that the statue of a Sumerian man was the property of [...]

Byline: Tom Mashberg and Graham Bowley The museum asserts it is the rightful owner of an Egon Schiele drawing that New York investigators say in a new court filing was [...]

The museum asserts it is the rightful owner of an Egon Schiele drawing that New York investigators say in a new court filing was stolen by the Nazis. New York [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley The museum returned the painting three years ago to the heirs of a gallery once led by a German Jew. But one heir called the payment to [...]

The museum returned the painting three years ago to the heirs of a gallery once led by a German Jew. But one heir called the payment to MoMA included in [...]

The inner workings of the art market were explored during the trial, which ended with Sotheby’s cleared of any role in what a Russian oligarch said was a scheme to [...]

Dmitry Rybolovlev had accused the auction house of aiding a Swiss art dealer who he says cheated him out of tens of millions of dollars. A jury in a civil [...]

Dmitry Rybolovlev had accused the auction house of aiding a Swiss art dealer who he says cheated him out of tens of millions of dollars. A jury in a civil [...]

The auction house is accused of helping an art dealer who the oligarch says defrauded him in several sales. A Sotheby’s specialist involved in some of the transactions defended his [...]

A Russian billionaire has accused the auction house of aiding a scheme that led him to hugely overpay for artworks. Sotheby’s said the billionaire had simply not done his homework. [...]

An adviser to Dmitry Rybolovlev said the opinions of an expert from the auction house were used to persuade him to buy overpriced art. Sotheby’s said it was not part [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley and William K. Rashbaum At trial next week, Dmitry Rybolovlev is set to accuse Sotheby's of helping an art dealer trick him into wildly overspending for works, [...]

At trial next week, Dmitry Rybolovlev is set to accuse Sotheby's of helping an art dealer trick him into wildly overspending for works, a claim the company disputes. In 2013, [...]

Many of the works headed back to Cambodia and Thailand were featured in the museum's galleries. All were linked to Douglas Latchford, a Khmer art collector later charged as a [...]

Many of the works headed back to Cambodia and Thailand were featured in the museum’s galleries. All were linked to Douglas Latchford, a Khmer art collector later charged as a [...]

Byline: Graham Bowley As refugees, they were welcomed with safety, services and jobs. As the war grinds on, giving that up is not a simple decision. Since fleeing Ukraine with [...]