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| Case Name | Date Ended |
Jurisdiction | Object in Dispute | Claims/ Legal Issues |
Decision/ Settlement |
| Abbott Laboratories v. Feinberg | 2023 | Federal | Marsden Hartley painting Maine Flowers | Replevin | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Admart AG v. Stephan and Mary Birch Foundation | 2006 | Federal | "Luna Luna" objects | Arbitration Enforcement | Arbitration Decision |
| Bender & McEnroe v. Carroll | 2015 | State | Two paintings by Arshile Gorky. | Title | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Brown University v. Kaminski | 1993 | State | Sword and matching scabbard | Replevin | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Cartier v. Jackson | 1994 | State | Renoir painting: Paysage avec pont | Conversion | Withdrawn |
| Chamberlain v. Cocola Associates | 1993 | Federal | Chamberlain sculpture | Title | Confidential Settlement |
| Charash v. Oberlin College | 1994 | Federal | Hesse drawing: Drawing | Conversion | Non-litigated Settlement |
| Christie’s v. Turner | 2021 | Federal | Rubens painting | Arbitration Enforcement | Arbitration Decision |
| Clay v. Sotheby's Chicago | 2003 | Federal | Pieces from Alta Clay’s antique collection | Breach of Consignment | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Davidson v. Perls | 2013 | State | Calder mobile | Breach of Consignment | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| De La Torre v. Sotheby's | 2007 | State | Rodriquez painting: La Hamaca | Conversion | Settled |
| DeBruno v. Sotheby’s | 1984 | Federal | Stubbs painting: A Bay Horse and a White Dog Near a Lake | Breach of Contract | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Ernst v. Ernst | 1989 | Federal | Estate of Max Ernst | Jurisdiction | Dismissed |
| Estate of Nelson v. Rice | 2000 | State | 2 Heade paintings | Mutual Mistake | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| FAP GmbH & Co KG v. Inigo Philbrick | Pending | State | Kusama signature Infinity Mirror Room | Fraud | Pending |
| Frigon v. Pacific Indemnity Co. | 2007 | Federal | 11 paintings from Love Gallery in Chicago | Breach of Contract | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Graffman v. Espel | 1998 | Federal | Picasso painting: Le peintre et son modèle | Title | Other |
| Grogan-Beall v. Ferdinand Roten Galleries, Inc. | 1982 | State | Certificates of authenticity for various prints purchased from Ferdinand Roten Galleries, Inc | Authenticity | Other |
| Guzzini Properties Ltd. v. "Untitled by Rudolf Stingel, 2012" | Pending | State | Painting by Rudolf Stingel | Declaratory Action | Pending |
| Hall v. Schoenwetter | 1996 | State | “Gibson” violin (1713) | Estate/Probate Dispute | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Christie’s Inc. et al | 2022 | Federal | Ancient cuneiform tablet from present-day Iraq | Breach of Contract | Settled |
| Hoelzer v. City of Stamford | 1992 | Federal | Daugherty painting: American Rhythm | Title | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Howard University v. Borders | 2022 | Federal | Centralia Madonna | Declaratory Action | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| In re Salander O’Reilly Galleries | 2012 | State | Botticelli painting | Estate/Probate Dispute | Other |
| In the Matter of the Estate of Mark Rothko | 1978 | State | various | Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| John v. Sotheby’s, Inc. | 1995 | Federal | Rembrandt painting: Head of Christ | Title | Affirmed |
| Johnson v. Smithsonian Inst. | 2001 | Federal | Johnson works from Smithsonian and New York Gallery | Replevin | Dismissed |
| Kaufman v. Chalk & Vermilion | 2002 | Federal | various | Conversion | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Leonardo Da Vinci’s Horse, Inc. v. O’Brien | 1991 | Federal | Rodin bronze statue | Jurisdiction | Non-litigated Settlement |
| Lindholm v. Brant | 2007 | Federal | Red Elvis | Conversion | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Mac’Avoy v. Smithsonian Inst. | 1991 | Federal | Various Brooks paintings and drawings | Replevin | Dismissed |
| Malevich Heirs' Claim Against Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University | 1999 | Malevich paintings: Suprematist Painting: Rectangle and Circle (1915) | Title | Non-litigated Settlement | |
| Malevich Heirs' Claim Against The Museum of Modern Art | 1999 | Malevich Works at Museum of Modern Art (7 paintings, 9 drawings) | Title | Non-litigated Settlement | |
| Malevich v. City of Amsterdam | 2008 | Federal | Malevich works | Replevin | Settled |
| Mirvish v. Mott | 2012 | State | Bronze sculpture by Lipchitz | Estate/Probate Dispute | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Morgold, Inc. v. Keeler | 1995 | State | Bricher painting: Marlton’s Cove, Grand Manan, Maine | Conversion | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Mucha v. King | 1986 | Federal | Mucha painting: Quo Vadis | Replevin | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art v. AXA | 2011 | Federal | Two paintings: "The Harbor" by Maurice Prendergast and "Mountain Landscape" by Arthur Davies | Breach of Contract | Dismissed |
| Phoenix Ancient Art, S.A. v. Kimbell Art Foundation | 2003 | Federal | Roman Torso | Breach of Contract | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Pilliard v. Sotheby’s, Inc. | 1998 | Federal | Wooden jar | Conversion | Confidential Settlement |
| Plumb v. Casey | 2014 | Federal | Various Paintings that had been consigned to a gallery | Declaratory Action | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Robins v. Zwirner | 2010 | Federal | Marlene Dumas paintings | Breach of Contract | Settled |
| Shiotani v. Walters | 2014 | Federal | van Dyck painting | Replevin | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Sotheby’s v. Garcia | 1992 | Federal | Six paintings, including works by Hals, Brueghel, and Steen | Conversion | Dismissed |
| Sotheby’s v. Pourrieres | 2019 | Federal | Possible forgery from the Circle of Parmigianino | Breach of Contract | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Stroganoff-Scherbatoff v. Weldon | 1976 | Federal | Various works including, Van Dyck painting: Portrait of Antoine Triest, Bishop of Ghent | Conversion | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| Tajan v. Pavia & Harcourt | 1999 | State | Belletto painting: A Capriccio with a Domed Church and Buildings in Las Pirna | Negligent Misrepresentation | Judgment for Defendant(s) |
| United States v. Philbrick | 2023 | Federal | Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Christopher Wool and Rudolf Stingel | Fraud | Conviction |
| United States v. Stromholt | 2002 | Federal | Andrew Winter painting | Replevin | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Weber v. Peck | 1999 | Federal | Jacob van Ruisdael(?) painting | Breach of Warranty | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) in part |
| Weil v. Murray | 2001 | Federal | Degas painting: Aux Courses | Breach of Contract | Judgment for Plaintiff(s) |
| Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America v. J. Paul Getty Museum | 2015 | State | Zeyt'un Gospels, Canon Table | Statute of Limitations | Settled |
| Wildenstein & Co., Inc. v. Wallis | 1994 | Federal | 3 Impressionist and Post Impressionist works on paper | Breach of Contract | Confidential Settlement |
| Winkworth v. Christie Manson and Woods Ltd. | 1980 | International | Over 100 pieces of Japanese Netsuke | Conversion | Litigated, subsequently settled |