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Zeckendorf Family Claims Stolen Soulages | Art News
A $5 million Pierre Soulages painting, sold at Christie’s last November, is now at the heart of a high-stakes legal battle as the Zeckendorf family claims it was stolen from them decades ago. The lawsuit, filed in New York, targets the estate of Patricia R. Weis, arguing the artwork was part of their family’s inventory and vanished when a trust dissolved in 1980. Christie’s insists they were aware of the disputed ownership and that title passed legally to the buyer. The Art Loss Register confirms the painting was flagged in their database — but the registrant allowed the sale. Complicating…
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