Sunday, February 24, 2008

Christie's sued over stolen art


Martin Lawrence Galleries has sued Christe's auction house and a Brooklyn resident in an effort to recover a $100,000 Andy Warhol painting that the gallery reported stolen nearly 10 years ago. Warhol's "Dollar Sign" was reported stolen in 1998. In 2006, a "dollar Sign" series painting sold in London. In September 2007, Jason Beltrez tried to cosign the artwork to Christie's for sale, but the auction house uncovered that it had been stolen.

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