In January, the second edition of the book The Art Law Review, part of the authoritative legal series The Law Reviews, was published. In the chapter ‘the Netherlands’, the Art Law section of Bergh Stoop & Sanders provides a current overview of art law...
Gert-Jan van den Bergh, Martha Visser and Auke van Hoek have written a chapter in the publication The Art Law Review, part of the authoritative legal series The Law Reviews. In the chapter, the Art Law section of Bergh Stoop & Sanders provides an up to date...
On the 63th UIA Congress (Union Internationale des Avocats/International Association of Lawyers) in Luxembourg Gert Jan van den Bergh held a presentation on the legal implications on the development of art authentication. He discussed some major forgery lawsuits as...
The Rijksmuseum wants to buy an important work by Rembrandt, but the French government is obstructive. Can the French government prevent the work from leaving France? Auke van Hoek discusses the French legislation for the Dutch Broadcasting Network NOS: NOS Bergh...
When is an artcollector considered an art dealer instead of a consumer? This last question was brought to the attention of the District Court of Amsterdam in a matter concerning the sale of two Tang dynasty horse statues. The question is not unimportant given the fact...
(Photo: Museum Bozar) A lost Mondrian turned up at the Stedelijk Museum, but was later unmasked as a copy. A lot of questions about the real artist remain unanswered, as well as the question of when the work will reappear elsewhere. What does this mean for the...
