Russian Oligarch Says Painting He Bought Is ‘Fake’, Demands Refund From Christie’s

“Viktor Vekselberg, 56, an oil tycoon and art collector, is arguing that the painting, Odalisque, bought [for £1.7 million] through his Aurora Fine Arts fund in 2005, could not possibly be by the prominent Russian artist Boris Kustodiev as it was signed several years after his death.”