Dmitry Rybolovlev accused the auction house of aiding a dealer who he says defrauded him in art sales. Sotheby’s says the oligarch spent billions without proper due diligence.
At trial next week, Dmitry Rybolovlev is set to accuse Sotheby’s of helping an art dealer trick him into wildly overspending for works, a claim the company disputes.
Liu Yiqian made global headlines in 2014 and 2015 by paying top prices for paintings and antiquities but is starting to liquidate some of his artworks.
Danny Cortes was at a low — divorced, unemployed, on parole — when Covid hit. Then a craft hobby to stay sane during lockdown blew up on social media — and in auction houses.