Tag Archives: Visual Artists Rights Act

Update: I Swear It’s Not Mine – Artist Sued for Denying He Created Art Piece

By Sheppard Mullin on August 24, 2016 Posted in Artists

Yesterday, August 23, 2016, U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman reached a verdict in the authentication case against Peter Doig. He stated that Doig “could not have been the author of the work”, but rather in all likelihood Pete Doige created the piece of artwork. In reaching his verdict, Judge Feinerman mentioned that Doig was in … Continue Reading

I Swear It’s Not Mine – Artist Sued for Denying He Created Art Piece

By Sheppard Mullin on August 15, 2016 Posted in Artists

Artist Peter Doig, whose pieces regularly sell for $10 million, is currently entangled in a rare and rather odd lawsuit, which involves a work Doig denies he created. While disputes of the authenticity of pieces of artwork are not uncommon, typically the artist is deceased when the dispute arises. However, even in the rare cases … Continue Reading

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