The French journalist Magali Serre’s 2013 book “Les Wildenstein” recounts the scene in great detail: Sylvia ran to fetch her copy and flipped to the page.

Guy Wildenstein, the billionaire art dealer, is accused of shielding a prized art collection from tax authorities to avoid a hefty inheritance bill. The case has dogged his family for more than a ...

The trial will determine once and for all whether Guy Wildenstein and his co-defendants are guilty of money laundering and tax evasion.

How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened its storied collection — and revealed the underbelly of the global art market.

Guy Wildenstein has been found guilty of money laundering and tax fraud, after a years-long saga seeking his prosecution.

On the other is Sylvia Wildenstein, 75, his stepmother, born into poverty in Eastern Europe.

Sylvia’s lawyer Claude Dumont-Beghi lodged a lawsuit for forgery, breach of trust, tax evasion and money laundering with French state prosecutors in September, provoking a criminal investigation ...