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Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation

lawsuit concerning a disputed artwork
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Summary

Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation is a lawsuit[1].

Key Facts

  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation is in the country of United States[2].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's instance of is recorded as lawsuit[3].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's instance of is recorded as legal case[4].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's instance of is recorded as judgment[5].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's instance of is recorded as claim for restitution of an artwork[6].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation took place at New York City[7].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's significant event is recorded as judgment[8].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's main subject is legal case[9].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's main subject is Portrait of Ángel Fernández de Soto[10].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's main subject is claim for restitution of an artwork[11].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's described at URL is recorded as https://archive.is/rHpQK[12].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's described at URL is recorded as https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2007/2007-52183.html[13].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's described at URL is recorded as https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/almID/1202503603295/[14].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's published in is recorded as Justia[15].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's judge is recorded as Rolando Acosta[16].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's plaintiff is recorded as Julius H. Schoeps[17].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's court is recorded as New York Supreme Court[18].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation's quotation or excerpt is recorded as This action was commenced by Julius H. Scheops, who claims to be an heir of Paul von [*2] Mendelssohn-Barthody ("Mendelssohn-Barthody"), for the restitution of Pablo Picasso's painting The Absinthe Drinker (Angel de Soto), oil on canvas, 69.5 x 55 cms., signed and dated 1903, and now valued at approximately 60 million dollars. The painting is currently owned by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. According to plaintiff, Mendelssohn-Barthody was a wealthy Berlin banker of Jewish decent who sold the painting to Justin K. Thannhouser, a Berlin art dealer, in Nazi Germany in a duress sale as a proximate and intended consequence of Nazi persecution.[20].

Body

When and Where

Schoeps v Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation took place at New York City[7]. It is in the country of United States[2].

Context

Recorded instance of include lawsuit[3], legal case[4], judgment[5], and claim for restitution of an artwork[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaintiff → Julius H. Schoeps
    Copyright status → public domain
    Imported from → —
    Described at url → https://archive.is/rHpQK, https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2007/2007, https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/almID/1202503603295/
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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