Art consultant accused of stealing millions in the sale of Basquiat

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Art consultant from New York, Lisa Jacobs is accused of stealing millions of dollars during the sale of a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat «Future Sciences Versus the Man», reports Daily News. Shulhof Michael , the son of the former client Hennelor Shulhof Jacobs said the consultant persuaded his mother to sell the painting an anonymous buyer for $ 5.5 million, but actually signed a deal to 6.5 million , taking the difference.

The lawsuit , filed in Manhattan Supreme Court , says that Hennelor Shulhof , who died in February 2012 , in October 2011, addressed to Jacobs with a request to sell one of the paintings from her collection . Collector hoped to earn a large sum of money and suggested that the painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat may bring her more than six million dollars, but Jacobs assured her that the picture is within 4.5 million. Collector and its adviser entered into an agreement by which the consultant is not able to sell the painting in less than 6 million without the permission of the owner. Lisa Jacobs was to receive for his help in finding the buyer $ 50 thousand .

A month later Shulhof agreed to sell the painting for 5.45 million with the net amount payable for services to art consultant . The buyer's name was not known at all times . The lawsuit, filed by the son of the collector, it is reported that after his mother realized it was the victim of fraud. Under what circumstances became known to the real value of the deal are not disclosed.

Michael Hennelor demanded that art consultant compensation 1 million stolen from his mother , also the son of a collector wants to return the 50,000 dollars , Jacobs received as a reward . In addition, Hennelor said he intends to seek a consultant $ 2 million in punitive damages. Jacobs is currently denies any wrongdoing and calls the accusations Hennelora "absolutely false and baseless ."

American neoekspressionista Jean -Michel Basquiat began as a graffiti artist . In the early 1980s, was to exhibit his paintings in New York, met Andy Warhol and became a sought-after master. In Basquiat painting style was influenced by street art , in many of his paintings of prominent urban motifs , he often depicted in their paintings of the walls with graffiti. The works of the artist , who died in 1988, two-thousand years were sold for large sums . Basquiat Painting " blurred head" in 2013, was sold at auction in New York for 48.8 million dollars .
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