21. But in several deals involving Nicholson, court papers said, Volpe sold paintings and kept the money. 22. But her will stipulated that the painting be sold at auction. 23. During the second meeting, Ashkenazie said, he suggested the painting be sold and the proceeds divided evenly between his estate and the Schloss descendants. 24. Far from being a married homeowner who cleaned the painting out of his garage, the man is a single lawyer who has sold paintings on eBay before. 25. Feigen declined to say why he chose to sell a painting from his private collection at auction. 26. French authorities, he added, never sought next of kin or interviewed the families of those who sold paintings to determine whether the sales were legitimate. 27. For months now, art experts said, dealers have been making offers to the estate on behalf of clients who heard the painting was being sold. 28. Four paintings were being sold by the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art in Las Vegas. 29. He sold paintings until the end of his life, and Varner said that on the day he died, Baskerville signed his name to one of his works. 30. He sold three paintings. |