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Sotheby's and Christie's embroiled in dispute over Picasso bronze

A bitter legal battle has pitted the heirs of the owner of a bronze bust against those of an art connoisseur who bought it from him on the cheap - before having it authenticated as a Picasso and selling it on for 24 times the price. Christie's and Sotheby's are feeling the repercussions, as both played a role in the affair. [...]

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Ambroise Vollard
Anna Maria Zoni
Artemis
Christie's
Claude Picasso
Derek Pullen
Gottlieb Friedrich Reber
James St. Lawrence O'Toole
Kering
O'Toole-Ewald Art Associates
Olivier Camu
Patrick Drahi
Picasso Administration
Pinault
Renzo Leonardi
Sotheby's
Tate
William Conrad Struna

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Ambroise Vollard
Anna Maria Zoni
Artemis
Christie's
Claude Picasso
Derek Pullen
Gottlieb Friedrich Reber
James St. Lawrence O'Toole
Kering
O'Toole-Ewald Art Associates
Olivier Camu
Patrick Drahi
Picasso Administration
Pinault
Renzo Leonardi
Sotheby's
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William Conrad Struna

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