US appeal court upholds $2.5m sanctions ruling in favour of Peter Doig
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The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a $2.5 million sanctions ruling favoring artist Peter Doig after a lawsuit accused him of creating a disavowed painting. The case involved a painting purchased in the 1970s which Fletcher claimed was made by Doig. Doig demonstrated he could not have painted the work as he was a teenager in Toronto at the time. The court ruled in Doig's favor, stating that Fletcher's claims were baseless and awarded sanctions against Fletcher and others involved in the suit.
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a sanctions ruling of $2.5m in favor of artist Peter Doig against claims he painted a disputed work.
Fletcher bought a painting from a Canadian inmate, claiming Doig created it, but Doig proved he wasn’t in Canada when the painting was made.
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