The work was pulled from a Christie's auction following claims by the Romanian government that it had been unlawfully removed ...

An El Greco painting pulled from a Christie's sale is at the center of a legal dispute brought by Romania. Plus, Independent ...

WHOSE EL GRECO IS IT ANYWAY? Romania has secured a "long-term hold" on Saint Sebastian (1610–1614), a painting by El Greco ...

The fate of El Greco's Saint Sebastian is in limbo as Romania escalates its legal battle to reclaim the masterpiece, alleging ...

Court filings have since revealed the owner of the El Greco as Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Monaco-based Russian billionaire who consigned 'Salvator Mundi'.

Dmitry Rybolovlev started out in a grim mountain town 900 miles outside Moscow and made billions in fertilizer. Now he has lost a landmark art case after years of bitter litigation.

Dmitry Rybolovlev, left, outside a Manhattan courthouse this week. He testified on Thursday in his lawsuit that accuses Sotheby’s of playing a role in a scheme that led him to overpay for art.

Dmitry Rybolovlev arriving at court in New York in January 2024. The Russian billionaire lost his lawsuit against auction house Sotheby's yesterday. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

Dmitry Rybolovlev, a Russian oligarch said to be worth billions, is suing Sotheby’s auction house. AFP via Getty Images. Last month, Swiss investigators closed their investigation into Bouvier ...

At trial next week, Dmitry Rybolovlev is set to accuse Sotheby’s of helping an art dealer trick him into wildly overspending for works, a claim the company disputes. By Graham Bowley and William ...

Dmitry Rybolovlev arriving at court in New York in January 2024. The Russian billionaire lost his lawsuit against auction house Sotheby's yesterday. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...