Tag: Art law
Appeal highlights record-breaking Gauguin deal gone sour
The art dealers at the centre of a record-breaking private sale of a Gauguin painting for $210 million have won an appeal which confirms their entitlement to a $10 million commission fee, all based on a ‘handshake’ agreement.
Tussle over £10 million Giotto painting ends in stalemate
A £10-million Giotto painting of ‘exceptional cultural and historical importance’ was not lawfully exported from Italy to London, according to the High Court in a judicial review case that arose from a lengthy dispute over the rules on exporting European cultural treasures.
Artist wins her appeal against seizure of whale-bone sculpture
It’s not every case that fuses international law, endangered species, border controls and fine art. But Juliet Forster-Copperi v Director […]