Sûreté du Québec Police's Art Crime Enforcement Unit reports three paintings by Marc-Auréle Fortin and one painting by Rolland Montpetit have been stolen

Painting by Fortin reported stolen by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief Sûreté du Québec Police's Art Crime Enforcem...

German Art Forger and Three Associates Sentenced to Total of 15 Years Jail

"An art forger and his three accomplices, who made at least 10 million euros ($14 million) by selling oil paintings they falsely attrib...

ARCA's Founder Noah Charney Quoted in Salon.com; ARCA's Academic Director Derek Fincham Quoted in the Baltimore Sun

Here's two links to two separate articles quoting ARCA's founder, Noah Charney, and its Academic Director, Derek Fincham: " Cop...

Virginia Curry: From the FBI to Etruscan archaeological sites

Southern Methodist University reported on October 18: "Ancient Etruscan childbirth image is likely first for western art" . by Vir...

New Zealand: "Stealing Beauty: Art Crime during War" A public lecture by Judge Arthur Tompkins

Judge Arthur Tompkins will deliver a public lecture on "Stealing Beauty: Art Crime during War" at 6 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2011,...

Marking the First Anniversary of the launching of the Cultural Plunder Database

This week marked the first anniversary of the October 18, 2010, launching of the Database of Art Objects that transited through the Jeu de P...

Application Period for the 2012 Masters Certificate Program in International Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection Studies is now open

Amelia, Umbria: Home of ARCA's summer program The official application period for the 2012 Masters Certificate Program in International ...

Tracking Ozgen Acar's Adventures in the Turkish Press

Journalist Ozgen Acar has crusaded for the return of looted antiquities from Turkey for decades. He recently sent out a link to various arti...

The Collecting History of Stolen Art: Hercules and his son Telephus, Pergamon

by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief In her book, The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates: Rome's Deadli...

The Collecting History of Stolen Art: the Capitoline Museums’ krater of Mithradates VI Eupator the Great, king of Pontus

Bronze krater of Mithradates the Great by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-chief A large bronze vase, crafted under Mithradat...

The Collecting History of Stolen Art: Amelia’s Bronze Germanicus

by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief One of my reasons for writing about art crime is the history behind the objects sto...

The Journal of Art Crime, Spring 2011: Q&A with the Québec Art Crime Team

Québec Art Crime Team ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief Catherine Schofield Sezgin interviews the Québec Art Crime Team in the Spring 2011 issue of ...

The Journal of Art Crime, Spring 2011: The Art Loss Register Recovery Update

"Portrait of a Man" by Sir Henry Raeburn In the Spring 2011 issue of The Journal of Art Crime , Christopher A. Marinello, Executiv...

The Journal of Art Crime, Spring 2011: Noah Charney on "The Art We Must Protect: Top Ten Must-See Artworks in New York City"

In the Spring 2011 issue of The Journal of Art Crime , Editor-in-Chief Noah Charney writes "The Art We Must Protect: Top Ten Must-See A...

Professor Jennifer Kreder Clarifies Statement Made to The New York Times about a 16th Century Painting on Extended Display in a Nazi-era Looted Art Dispute

Jennifer Kreder, a participant in ARCA's 2010 International Art Crime Conference where she spoke about the issues of Nazi-era looted res...

A Dangerous Turn for Rhino Thefts

by Kirsten Hower, ARCA Blog Contributor Over the course of the summer, museums throughout Europe have been targeted by thieves in search of ...

Post from Norway: Odd Nerdrum Denied Painting Privileges (Part III)

by Therese Veier As to the issue of denying Nerdrum to paint, convicts in Norway are usually encouraged to paint or take art classes during ...

Post from Norway: Tax Evasion or Conservation Repayment? Odd Nerdrum's Troubles (Part II)

by Therese Veier Odd Nerdrum kept a storage box in an Austrian bank where he stashed $ 900,000. Why he did this is disputed and seems to be ...

Post from Norway: Odd Nerdrum's Accounting and His Tax Problems (Part I)

by Therese Veier This post could be subtitled "Don't mess with the IRS -- the Norwegian IRS in this case". On the 17th of Augu...

Lessons from Sandy Nairne's book, "Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners": Anti-gang police arrest 3 in Paris museum theft and stolen Picasso paintings from Zurich recovered in Serbia

Interior view of Paris museum (photo by Catherine Sezgin) by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, Editor Here's a link to ArtInfo's summary ...

An online review of Christie’s sale of "Antiquities" in London on October 6

by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief This week my attention was drawn to Christie’s sale of “Antiquities” on October 6 w...

Top Half of Turkey's Herakles Sent from Boston's MFA to Istanbul in Prime Minister's Private Jet

Özgen Acar publishes an article in one of Turkey's largest newspapers on a subject he's covered for decades. by Catherine Schofield ...