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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lifestyle
Gloria Oladipo

Court agrees with artist Peter Doig that ‘Pete Doige’ painting really isn’t his

Artist Peter Doig won a lawsuit dating back to the 1970s regarding authorship of a painting.
Artist Peter Doig won a lawsuit dating back to the 1970s regarding authorship of a painting. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

The acclaimed painter Peter Doig has won a multimillion-dollar judgment against a former correctional officer who claimed he owned a bona fide Doig work – and that Doig was just lying that he never painted it.

On Wednesday Doig was awarded $2.5m by an Illinois federal court after more than a decade of litigation.

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