Aaron De Groft, who came to central Florida to raise the profile of Orlando Museum of Art — but then embroiled the institution in an FBI fraud investigation over purported Basquiat paintings — has died.

Two insurers are pushing back against a $19.7 million claim by the owners of 25 fake Basquiat paintings seized from the Orlando Museum.

Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings seized during an FBI raid at the Orlando Museum of Art in 2022.

The owners of works the FBI seized from the Orlando Museum of Art have filed an eight-figure claim, but the insurers say “coverage is unavailable because… the property was inauthentic”

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Great American Insurance Company sought a declaratory judgment in Orlando, Florida ... painting by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is displayed at the Orlando ...

(AP) — Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat ... judgment in Orlando, Florida, that the policy ...

243.7 x 527.2 x 45.7 cm. (95.9 x 207.6 x 18 in.)

International auction house PIASA has announced robust results for 2024, with total auction sales nearing €65 million (including buyer’s premiums). Christie’s Luxury Week in New York continued with Design and Tiffany on Wednesday, December 11 ...

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