New taxes, fees and red tape have some in the trade worried they will go out of business. Others see opportunities as the market readjusts.
Tag: Collectors and Collections
With a Gift of Art, a Daughter Honors, if Not Absolves, Her Father
Douglas Latchford, a scholar of Khmer antiquities who was accused of trafficking in looted artifacts, bequeathed his world-class collection to his daughter. She has returned it to Cambodia.
With New Museums, a Once Disgraced Socialite Looks to Burnish His Legacy
Two new art spaces funded by a Spanish regional government showcase the collection of Roberto Polo. But they don’t mention the shadier episodes of his past.
How a Historian Got Close, Maybe Too Close, to a Nazi Thief
Over nearly a decade, Jonathan Petropoulos met dozens of times with a man who helped the Nazis loot Jewish art collections, a complicated relationship he explores in “Göring’s Man in Paris.”
Guido Goldman, a U.S. Bridge to Germany, Dies at 83
A Kissinger protégé (and a pre-eminent textile art collector), his fingerprints can be found on many of the leading postwar institutions linking the two allies.
Lockdown Gardening in Britain Leads to Archaeological Discoveries
The finds this year, including a cache of gold coins from the reign of Henry VIII, come as Britain considers expanding the law to protect a broader range of artifacts from its centuries-old history.
U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Medieval Treasure Bought by Nazis
The Guelph Treasure was acquired by a German state collection in 1935 from a consortium of Jewish art dealers. Their descendants say the sale was forced, but a Berlin museum claims the deal was fair.
Bought for a Song: An Indonesian Craze Puts Wild Birds at Risk
Songbirds are being entered into high-stakes singing competitions across the country, and conservationists say protected species are in danger.
Picassos in the Garage? Artist’s Handyman Is Convicted of Hiding Stolen Works
Pierre Le Guennec said that the artist had given him the artworks and that he had forgotten about them for decades.
Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts to Hobby Lobby
An investigation found that Bible fragments in a museum started by the owners of the arts-and-crafts chain had been illegally taken from the university.