Justin Sun, the crypto-tycoon who bought Maurizio Cattalan’s infamous banana artwork last year, is suing the billionaire film producer David Geffen over a $78 million (£62 million) Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) sculpture. Sun claims the piece was stolen from him by a rogue assistant and sold to Geffen without his knowledge.
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Sotheby’s ‘Sealed Bid’ sale offers $90 million Giacometti statue
Sotheby’s have secured a monumental sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti for an unconventional “sealed bid” sale. As part of the modern and contemporary art evening sales in New York, the confidential bidding ran from 20-27 October 2020.
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