Laura Gilbert
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Three lawsuits allege that a storage facility company, a subsidiary of Christie’s, failed to take proper precautions, despite urgent warnings
He is now suing former employees of the gallery
Court papers raise the question of who should have spotted fakes
The National Gallery of Australia bought the Shiva statue despite uncertainty over its provenance
Museums under pressure to research collections for Holocaust victims’ assets
New lawsuits filed after we publish list of those who bought forgeries—some of which have not been traced
The document details museums, art dealers and private collectors who have brought charges against the gallery and its disgraced director
Christie's finds itself caught up in the ongoing forgery scandal
In court documents, Knoedler lists the buyers and prices paid for works brought to the gallery by Glafira Rosales
The gallery would have been operating at a major loss without the sale of works brought by Rosales, collectors say in amended complaints
Decision finds collectors have enough factual allegations to support their fraud claims
Rosales admits to passing on phony works by Rothko, Pollock and Motherwell for more than $33m
US Attorney’s office asks for a stay in the civil lawsuits until December to protect their criminal case, while Ann Freedman sues another dealer for defamation
Criminal indictment filed this week includes details that could only be known by someone involved in the alleged fraud
Asserted fraud involved Pollock, Motherwell and Rothko paintings
Uncertainty over whether the work—once owned by Goering—was looted has apparently left it unsaleable
Californian law may make restitution harder