As posted at the Art Law Report two weeks ago, a settlement of the IRS dispute over Robert Rauschenberg’s work “Canyon”—which incorporates a stuffed bald eagle, thus implicating criminal statutes prohibiting any sale or transfer of the national bird—has been announced publicly. According to public reports, the heirs of Ileana Sonnabend, who inherited the work… Continue Reading
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Possible Settlement of IRS Dispute Over Rauschenberg’s “Canyon”
By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Events, TaxAt Friday’s outstanding Art Law Day presented by the Appraisers Association of America, among the highlights were talks by Ralph Lerner and Judith Bresler, co-authors of the indispensable Art Law (just published in its fourth edition). As part of a panel on Philanthropy and the Law, Lerner gave a notable update on one of the… Continue Reading
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