LA Lawyer Suing Over Disputed Jackson Pollock Painting

October 13th, 2016

A Los Angeles lawyer is suing his partner to push for the authentication of a work he believes is a Jackson Pollock piece valued at over $100 million.  Pierce O’Donnell, who helped to fund the purchase of the work for a former client, Maitreya Kadre, claims that there is strong evidence the work is a Pollock, but that Kadre’s lack of cooperation has prevented its sale.  “I felt sincere about selling this masterpiece,” O’Donnell says. “Unfortunately, she has frustrated every effort to sell it.”

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