Case Law
VI. Art Fraud, Attribution, Authenticity, Forgery, Libel, Defamatory Statements
Includes civil and criminal cases of art fraud and forgery; disputes over expert opinion and catalogues raisonnés and authentication boards; disputes over attribution and authenticity.
Relevant Statutes
Case Summaries
A. Criminal Fraud
B. Civil Cases/Claims
- Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc v. Segre
- Arthur v. Louis Vuitton North America, Inc. and Arthur v. Museum of Contemporary Art
- Balog v. Center Art Gallery-Hawaii, Inc.
- Claims Against Walter Rosenblum re. Lewis Hine photographs
- Cohen v. Mazoh
- Cristallina S.A. v. Christie, Manson & Woods International
- David Rogath v. Werner E.R. Siebenmann
- David Tunick, Inc. v. E.W. Kornfeld and Galerie Kornfeld und Cie
- Dawson v. G. Malina, Inc.
- De Balkany v. Christie Manson and Woods
- Fastov v. Christie's
- Firestone & Parson, Inc. v. Union League of Philadelphia
- FTC v. Magui Publishers
- FTC v. Solomon Trading Co.
- Galerie Furstenberg v. Coffaro
- Goldman v. Barnett
- Krahmer v. Christie's, Inc.
- McCloud v. Lawrence Gallery
- Nacht v. Sotheby’s Holdings Inc.
- People of the State of New York v. The Antique and Design Center
- Ravenna v. Christie's
- Rosen v. Spanierman
- Shaheen v. Stephen Hahn, Inc.
- Spanierman Gallery v. Arnold
- Struna v. Wolf
- Thome v. Alexander & Louisa Calder Foundation
- Vom Lehn v. Astor Art Galleries
- Waller v. Scheer
- Weisz v. Parke-Bernet Galleries
- Wilson v. Hammer Holdings, Inc.
- Zoellner v. Christie's
C. Disputes Over Expert Opinion
1. Attribution/Authenticity
2. Libel/Defamatory Statements
3. Cases/Claims Related to Catalogues Raisonnés
4. Authentication Boards