Paris, France (CNN) — When an elderly couple held a garage sale after selling their second home in the south of France, little did they know they would become embroiled in a legal battle with millions ...

An elderly couple in France has accused an antiques dealer of cheating them out of a seven-figure payout after learning that the African mask they sold him made €4.2 million ($4.4 million) at auction.

Photographer Selim Harbi was drawn to West Africa for its culture and its handicrafts – specifically, its masks. When he visited the region in 2014, he spent time asking people all about the masks: ...

Baule mask Ivory Coast wood height: 43 in. (109 cm.) base by wood artist Kichizô Inagaki (1876–1951) (image courtesy Christie’s) Popularly known as the “Krugier-Picasso mask,” a 19th century West ...

In line with a broad movement acknowledging colonial-era spoliations and seeking to rebalance cultural relations between Africa and Europe, countries such as France, Germany, Belgium, and the ...

A French court has rejected an appeal by an elderly couple who were paid €150 ($165) for a rare Gabonese mask that later sold for more than €4 million ($4.4 million) at auction. The couple claimed ...

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An elderly French couple have just lost their case against a second-hand dealer, after parting with a rare African mask that had been gathering dust in their attic. The dealer paid the €150 ($165) for ...

As a young girl growing up in southeastern San Diego’s Shelltown neighborhood, Denise Rogers spent time flipping through the pages of Time and Life magazines her mother kept on their coffee table. At ...

A new theory credits medieval Catalan art as Picasso’s inspiration for the iconic "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," but art historians are pushing back. Two people view Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles ...

An elderly couple has sued an antique dealer after selling what they thought was a "worthless" African mask for $157. The dealer later put it up for auction, where it sold for $4.4 million. An elderly ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BYD Care, one of the world’s largest producers of masks and other personal protection equipment (PPE), is honoring Africa Mask Week (Nov. 23-30, 2020) with a donation of ...