Viktor Vekselberg, has decided to sue the auction house Christie's for an oligarch purchased a 2005 painting by Boris Kustodiev.

Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, sued the auction house Christie's. The reason for filing the suit was painting "Odalisque» Boris Kustodiev , Vekselberg acquired in 2005 for 1.7 million pounds sterling Russian art at auction Christie's. The auction house accused of selling fakes. From Christie's demand a refund for a picture and compensation for negligence and misrepresentation of facts.

plaintiff, referring to the expertise of a leading Russian galleries, argues that the painting "was painted by an unknown artist, and a deliberate playback of favorite topics Kustodieva ».

, says the fund Aurora Fine Arts Investment, owned by Viktor Vekselberg, counterfeiting, they found back in 2006. Then they asked Christie's to break the deal and return the money. The auction house refused to do so before its own investigation.

Foundation Aurora returned controversial painting in Christie's last year. However, the auction house has not yet announced the exact date the end of the examination. This was one of the reasons for this recourse. Christie's said about the extremely serious view of this case. The representative of the auction house said that soon they will give an official response on the admission or rejection of this claim.

Material prepared Onuchina Maria, AI

Source: telegraph.co. uk , artinvestment.ru

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