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Restitution Suit Over Guggenheim’s ‘Woman Ironing’ by Picasso Dismissed

Restitution Suit Over Guggenheim’s ‘Woman Ironing’ by Picasso Dismissed

Pablo Picasso’s 1904 painting Woman Ironing, which has been at the center of a restitution lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court, will remain with the Guggenheim Foundation. The lawsuit was dismissed by the court on the grounds that it “failed to allege actionable duress,” according to a report in Law.com. The lawsuit against the Guggenheim was filed in …

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Mary Miss Files Suit Against Des Moines Art Center to Stop Destruction of Major Land Art Installation

Mary Miss Files Suit Against Des Moines Art Center to Stop Destruction of Major Land Art Installation

The artist Mary Miss has filed a lawsuit in federal court to prevent the demolition of her outdoor installation at the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC), which the museum commissioned, but now claims is unsalvageable after years of decay.  The suit was filed today in US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa’s Central …

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