The Latest Breaking News from Vincent van Gogh

Appeals court will hear dispute over control of van Gogh art

A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a dispute over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh that was recently displayed for months at a Detroit museum

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Lori Borgman: Creating AI art between chicken parm and pasta

Only in these days of AI (artificial intelligence) can you create a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece while seated at an Italian restaurant between the time the waitstaff clears the chicken parm and returns with the pasta and marinara.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Van Gogh battle turns bitter as Detroit museum scoffs at Brazilian 'owner's' claim

DETROIT — Lawyers for the Detroit Institute of Arts on Monday scoffed at allegations that a Vincent van Gogh painting was missing for six years until being found hanging on the wall of the museum, using an exclamation point in a federal court of appeals filing to counter the purported…

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

Detroit judge dismisses lawsuit over control of van Gogh art

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

Judge delays deciding whether to seize Van Gogh painting on loan at Detroit museum

DETROIT — A federal judge Thursday delayed deciding whether to seize an allegedly stolen painting by Vincent van Gogh from the Detroit Institute of Arts and giving the artwork to its purported owner in Brazil, a move that buys time for both sides to negotiate a possible settlement.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Detroit museum 'blameless' in van Gogh dispute, judge says

A judge says he hopes a dispute over control of a 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh can be settled without entangling a Detroit museum

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

DIA 'misguided' in fight over stolen van Gogh painting, lawyer says

DETROIT — A judge can order Detroit Institute of Arts officials to hand over an allegedly stolen painting by Vincent van Gogh despite a federal law granting the artwork immunity from being seized, a lawyer wrote Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Museum seeks dismissal of lawsuit over van Gogh painting

A Detroit museum displaying a painting by Vincent van Gogh says it shouldn’t be pulled into a dispute over ownership of the multimillion-dollar art

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Van Gogh painting with mysterious past is immune from seizure, Detroit Institute of Arts claims

DETROIT — The Detroit Institute of Arts cannot be forced to relinquish control of a multimillion-dollar painting by Vincent van Gogh at the center of a federal lawsuit because the artwork is protected by a federal law granting immunity to foreign artwork on display in the United States, the museum's…

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023

'How do you just lose a painting like that?': Detroit museum packed in wake of van Gogh controversy

DETROIT — Cheryle Van Wert said she can't fathom how a $5 million Vincent van Gogh painting could have disappeared for six years before turning up at the Detroit Institute of Arts — but she said she drove 100 miles Sunday from Saginaw to the museum to see for herself…

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023