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Pace Gallery Sues After Buying Fake Georges Seurat Work for $2M

Published on , by La Gazette Drouot

Pace bought the alleged 1882 conté crayon, Le Suiveur from a seller claiming to be the artist’s distant cousin, who later claimed to be his grandson, despite the artist having no grandchildren. The lawsuit sues Jean-Pierre Seurat and his associates for “willful malice and abuse and intent to damage”. (ARTnews)