The court ruled that the author of the painting is not the famous artist Peter Doig and the late Peter Edward Doige

the Scandalous case, which has no precedent in the court practice when living the artist had to prove that he did not create paintings attributed to him, ended in his favor.

a Former prison guard Robert Fletcher argued that the picture given to him in 1976, one of the prisoners is the work of Peter Doig, whose semi-fantastic landscapes go at auction for millions of dollars (most expensive landscape "caught in a quagmire" was sold for $25.9 million). The owner of the painting was not embarrassed by the fact that Peter Doig has refused to recognize this work and that work was signed Doige and Doig. Fletcher intended a court to obtain from Doig $7.9 million as compensation for allegedly disrupted a deal with picture.

the Situation is absurd, but the court still held. The key witness was the sister of the late Peter Edward Doige, who was the real author of the picture.

"Today's verdict — is a much belated confirmation of my words four years ago: this picture was written by a young talented artist Pete Edward Doige, not me, — comments on the decision of the court of Peter Doig. — that the plaintiffs in this case tried shamelessly to deprive another artist of his heritage for money, disgusting. The family of the deceased artist, my family and friends have been through a huge ordeal. Fortunately, justice prevailed, but it took so much time. A situation where a living artist must prove the authorship of their own work, never to be repeated".

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru