Recently, Fred Clark, a solicitor in Boodle Hatfield’s art and corporate team gave a talk on legal issues in contemporary art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
This blog, will guide you through the processes discussed by Fred on how to successfully structure art deals in the contemporary art market. Let’s start by addressing the varying types of contracts. Continue reading
The art-dealing Wildenstein family may have triumphed in a Monet attribution claim earlier this year but still faces judgment in one of the biggest tax fraud trials ever held in France.
Heir to the New York art-dealing empire, Guy Wildenstein, appeared in court yesterday (22 September) in Paris to address charges that he hid the family fortune in offshore tax havens for years. Continue reading
The German culture minister has announced plans to revise the government’s proposed cultural protection legislation. Monika Grütters’ announcement comes after sustained criticism from a number of high profile German art professionals. Continue reading
A federal Judge in New York has ruled that the decision of the Keith Haring Foundation that 111 works were inauthentic does not violate antitrust laws. It is the latest in a number of legal dramas involving the foundation. Continue reading
