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Case Summary
De Balkany v. Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.
De Balkany v. Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., [1997] Q.B. 16 Tr. L. 163 (Eng.).
Précis
In 1987, Christie’s auction house in London sold a painting to Madame de Balkany as an Egon Schiele original. When a
catalogue raisonné
A publication which details the complete list of an artist’s works or the artist’s works produced in a particular medium or during a particular time period.
catalogue raisonné later questioned the
authenticity
The genuineness or truth of something; in art, the determination or judgment that a work is by the artist to whom it has been attributed.
authenticity of the painting, the buyer brought suit against Christie’s. The High Court in England found Christie’s liable under the terms of the sale contract because . . . .
catalogue raisonné
A publication which details the complete list of an artist’s works or the artist’s works produced in a particular medium or during a particular time period.
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