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| Lawsuit: Cezanne at New York City's Metropolitan Wrongly Acquired |
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NEW YORK (AP).- A man claims a Paul Cezanne painting at New York City's Metropolitan Museum was stolen from his great-grandfather during the Russian Revolution.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Pierre Konowaloff sued the museum Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. The work is called "Madame Cezanne in the Conservatory."
A collector bequeathed the work to the Met in 1960. The museum said in a statement that it believes it has good title to the painting and will fight the lawsuit.
Konowaloff, who lives in France, filed a similar lawsuit against Yale University last year over a work by Vincent Van Gogh. Yale says it is the rightful owner.
Konowaloff says he is the great-grandson of industrialist and aristocrat Ivan Morozov.
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Information from: The Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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