Auction Houses Won’t Sell a Keith Haring Drawing That Faced a Lawsuit
31-08-2026 21:25 via artnews.com

Auction Houses Won’t Sell a Keith Haring Drawing That Faced a Lawsuit

A Keith Haring drawing deemed authentic by a Superior Court judge but lacking sufficient provenance records to sell at Christie’s and Sotheby’s was the subject of a trial in Connecticut. The gallery that sold it ended up proving victorious.As reported by Greenwich Time, Nevada businessman Vernon Hartung bought the drawing of flying saucers from Martin Lawrence Galleries for $165,000 in 2018. But when he inquired about selling it at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, the two a
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