Collector sues Sotheby’s over a Van Loo once owned by Göring
Steven Brooks sued over a Louis-Michel van Loo painting bought at Sotheby’s. He alleged the auction house should have disclosed that Hermann Göring had owned it and said the possibility of Nazi-era looting affected its resale. Image: Sotheby’s New York premises, via Wikimedia Commons.
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