A New York man is claiming that a Basquiat drawing sold recently at auction was stolen from him in 2000.  Francesco Pellizzi is claiming that he had not seen the work since it was stolen from a drawer in his apartment, until this year, when he saw the work in a Christie’s auction.  The work was sold by dealer Jennifer Vorbach and lawyer David Ruttenberg, who had purchased the work after researching the work’s history.  “It changed hands a number of times, but Vorbach and Ruttenberg are not able to trace it back to anyone who obtained it from Mr. Pellizzi,†Lawyer Peter Stern said.Read more at New York Post
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New York Man Claims Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawing Sold at Auction was Stolen from Him
