Collector sues Sotheby’s over disputed Modigliani buyback
Collector Charles Cahn sued Sotheby’s over Portrait de Léopold Zborowski, which he bought in 2003 as a Modigliani. Cahn alleged that Sotheby’s failed to honour a separate buyback arrangement. Questions about the painting’s attribution also feature in the dispute.
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