Dealer seeks Christie’s refund after a Sisley painting is identified as Nazi loot
Alain Dreyfus sought repayment for Alfred Sisley’s Premier jour de printemps à Moret after provenance researchers linked it to the Lindon family and Nazi confiscation. Christie’s said it had tried to bring the parties together and that the sale warranty had expired.
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