Vekselberg has accused Christie's in counterfeit trade
 

Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, sued the auction house Christie's, charging him with trafficking in counterfeit paintings. Reported The Daily Telegraph.
According to the newspaper, Vekselberg filed by Christie's in London's High Court, arguing that the canvas Boris Kustodiev "Odalisque", bought in 2005 for 2,5 million dollars, was a forgery.
Company Aurora Fine Arts Investment (AFAI), owned by Vekselberg, requires the auction house to return the money and pay compensation to the billionaire. According to the company, the picture painted by an unknown artist to have worked under Kustodiev.
AFAI alleges that in 2006 asked Christie's to cancel the transaction, but the auction house said that he had to conduct their own investigation into the incident. In the end, Vekselberg's company sent the painting to the auction house in 2009, but no response from Christie's has not yet been received.
Viktor Vekselberg is one of the richest people in Russia, according to magazine Forbes. Condition Vekselberg was rated magazine in 2010, 6.4 billion dollars.
(Lenta.ru)
(The Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/a...-painting.html )

Interestingly, our base probably looked or forum honored

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Ha, here one year ago discussed:

Talk about what went right vesh questionable. The situation is camouflaged by the fact that Odalisque not the first time exhibited for sale. "Odalisque" was sold in October 1989 from Christie's. The result was 18,000 pounds. And after 17 years of its re-sold almost 100 times more expensive. In 2006, for such situations people are not accustomed to. Another thing is surprising:
1. that became known the name of the victim (usually taken to keep such things secret).
2. that have not reached agreement backstage. Money is not suicidal, and reputational costs will be significantly higher. At least when talking about the return of counterfeit items in the Christie's stop pretending that it was only a theoretical possibility of misunderstanding.

Granted, this is really a strange situation. Bazar station broke.
Questions ... :D "

Apparently, there is no 100%evidence of anyone else. Here and there are reasons to have the auction house.

And then the bill type, I'm rich and cool ... and they called him, Alyosha, only such cool guys like you, buy drums Stradivarius ...

The only problem that I see in this picture - is that she write a better Kustodieva ...

I was just on those trades.
And I remember how to get Tiesenhausen off work from the wall, people who have it inspected before the sale.
For some reason he did not really want to do it.
In his even raised his voice, which plunged him into the paint.

I'm with Christy for false Burliuk returned the money last year without problems.
Of course it was not as much money as for Kustodiev.

Technically-possible (but should be "ponyuxat"-t. E. consider "a distance of scent), but mentally, psychologically, a complete compilation. (Here the seven spans do not have to be, it is itself as much yelling) ..

Diletanstvo amatorstvo and can take many different forms ..

As in painting (imitations), and investment ...

Christie's auction is ready to sue Vekselberg
 

Christie's today announced his intention to sue the Russian businessman Vladimir Vekselberg, who accused the auction sale of fake paintings by Kustodieva "Odalisque in the interior.
As stated in the press service of the auction, painting was returned to the seller only in November last year. On the assurances of representatives of Christie's, analysis of the painting, held since confirmed the fidelity of the original attribution .
"Since the fund Aurora has decided to refer the matter to court, without waiting for the re-examination on our part, we have no other choice but to defend its position", - reported in the press-service.
(RBC)
It turns out that Christie's got the pose and decided to prove the authenticity of the painting? :eek:

That's fine.