Florida Couple Sold Allegedly Dubious Diego Giacometti Works Through Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s is claiming that one of their consignors sold several Diego Giacometti works through the auction house using allegedly questionable provenance documents. The sales took place in 2016 and 2017.
On August 3, Sotheby’s filed a lawsuit in New York’s Southern District Court against Bettina von Marnitz Thut, her husband Frederic Thut, and Fine Art Miami (FAAM), their Florida-based auction house. The suit alleges that the Thuts consigned fake Giacometti works.
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