Works Seized at Art Basel Returned to Gallery

Four works seized by US marshals from the Gmurzynska Gallery’s stand at Art Basel Miami on December 2nd were returned to the dealer yesterday. According to the Art Newspaper:

The four works, with an estimated value of more than $6m, include a Degas Jockeys, a Miró abstract from the 1920s, a Léger and an Yves Klein. They were seized in connection with a lawsuit filed in New York Federal Court by Edelman Arts Inc “as assignee for XL Specialty Insurance Company” against Gmurzynska gallery.