The Romanian government is suing Christie's auction house to halt the sale of a painting by El Greco because it was stolen by the last king of Romania over 70 years ago, a new lawsuit claims.

They’re taking aim at this saintly work. The Romanian government is suing Christie’s auction house and a Russian billionaire ...

That year, the country’s last king, ... Ciolacu said Romania was pursuing the recovery of the El Greco, which was scheduled for an auction in New York, through litigation in Paris.

The grandson of Romania’s last legitimate king wants Christie’s to give him a $9 million painting by a Spanish Renaissance master he claims was stolen from the family by a disgraced, Nazi ...

Many may wonder whether Nicholas of Romania's birthday message, with its references to his children and to lessons learned, was somewhat coded. Born in 1985, Nicholas is the only child of Princess ...

Romania’s first monarch, King Carol I, had amassed a large collection of art — including many works by El Greco — and in 1899, bequeathed the works to “remain forever and entirely in the ...