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German Police Bust Suspected Forgery Ring for Fake Rembrandt, Picasso

10/28/2025

German police said they busted an international forgery ring that was trying to sell fake works for millions of dollars to unsuspecting collectors. The fraudsters claimed the works were by artists including Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, and Frida Kahlo.An unnamed 77-year-old …

Метки : искусствоподделкирасследованиегерманиярембрандтпикассо

French Audit: Parts of Louvre Have No Cameras, Other Security Flaws

10/21/2025

Following the robbery of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum on Sunday, a government audit leaked to Radio France revealed that the museum’s security system was “outdated and inadequate.” The report, set to be released publicly next month, was …

Метки : луврограблениебезопасностькража#культурарасследование

France Reveals What Was Stolen From Louvre Museum: Photos

10/20/2025

Several hours after news broke that thieves had broken into the Louvre Museum in Paris and stolen royal jewels of “incalculable” value, France’s Ministry of Culture sent out a press release officially detailing what was stolen in the robbery. By …

Метки : луврграбеждрагоценностибезопасностьимператорская коллекциярасследование

Picasso Work Goes Missing in Transport Between Madrid and Granada

10/17/2025

A work on paper by Pablo Picasso left Madrid two weeks ago and has not been accounted for between there and its intended destination in Granada, according to a report on Thursday in El Pais. “The work, half a page …

Метки : искусствопикассокражарасследованиевыставкагранада

Poor Farmer Allegedly Posed as Maharaja to Sell Fake Art in India

10/17/2025

Officials in India continued their investigation into the sale of faked paintings by M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, and other key Indian artists, releasing a charge sheet in September that accused a poor farmer of posing as a maharaja …

Метки : искусствоподделкирасследованиеиндиясовременное искусствоm. f. husain

Italian police seize 21 suspected forgeries attributed to Dalí

10/03/2025

This week the Italian authorities seized 21 suspected forgeries attributed to Salvador Dalí from a major monographic show titled “Dalí, Between Art and Myth” in the northern city of Parma.The exhibition of 80 drawings, engravings, and tapestries opened at Palazzo …

Метки : искусствоподделкадали#культураиталиярасследование

Fiat Family Faces New Allegations of Missing Artworks and Forgeries

09/29/2025

The family behind the Fiat empire is the subject of a new investigation centered around missing artworks and forgeries, according to the Times of London. The Agnelli family was already the subject of a similar inquiry in 2023. That year, …

Метки : искусстворасследованиесемья agnelliпропавшие произведенияподделкинаследство

Lee Ufan Painting at Center of Bribery Investigation in Korea

09/13/2025

Last month, Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea’s impeached and jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol, was arrested on charges of bribery, stock manipulation, and election interference. On Thursday, the special prosecutor leading the case said a painting by Lee Ufan …

Метки : южная кореякоррупцияискусствополитикаскандалрасследование

Leon Black and Leslie Wexner's Letters to Jeffrey Epstein Released

09/10/2025

Documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that were submitted to the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee—including pages from a birthday book which included contributions from collectors Leon Black and Leslie Wexner—were recently released in full by the panel. …

Метки : эпштейнскандалдокументырасследованиеутечкаизвестные фигуры

Nazi-Looted Painting from Argentine Home May Have Been Recovered

09/04/2025

Argentine authorities believe they may have recovered a Nazi-looted painting that appeared in a real estate listing for a home in the coastal town of Mar del Plata. El Día del Mar del Plata reported on Tuesday that police conducted …

Метки : нацистыискусствомар-дель-платарасследованиекартинанаследство

Search for Nazi-Looted Art Leads to House Arrest Order in Argentina

09/03/2025

A court in Argentina has placed under house arrest as police continue to search for a Nazi-looted painting that appeared in the real estate listing for a house in Mar del Plata. Painted by Giuseppe Ghislandi, the work appears in …

Метки : искусствоаргентинанацизмистория.картинырасследование

Nazi-Looted Painting Turns Up in Argentinean Real Estate Listing

08/29/2025

A Dutch newspaper said this week that it discovered a Nazi-looted painting from the Baroque era in a real estate listing for a home in Argentina. Not long afterward, the painting disappeared, triggering a police investigation. Algemeen Dagblad reported that …

Метки : искусствонацистыистория.расследованиеаргентинакартины

Senator Seeks Investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's Work for Leon Black

08/19/2025

Leon Black, a billionaire investor and art collector, is once again the subject of scrutiny for his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier convicted of sex trafficking. At the end of July, Ron Wyden, a Democratic senator from Oregon …

Метки : искусствомиллиардерналоговая проверкаджеффри эпштейнрасследованиеколлекция

Person Dies After Jumping from Whitney Museum

07/31/2025

An unidentified 34-year-old man died after jumping from the Whitney Museum on Wednesday evening, shortly before the museum closed, according to a source with knowledge of the incident. While the museum has not commented publicly, Whitney director Scott Rothkopf informed …

Метки : музейтрагедиянью-йоркскотт роткопфмедицинская экспертизарасследование