Rare Brancusi Sculpture Destroyed, Owner Sues Dealer for $22 Million USD

French collector Marc Baradel is suing art dealer Asher Edelman, who oversees the art-financing company Artemus, and two insurance companies for ostensibly destroying a rare sculpture by Constantin Brancusi. The artwork in question is the famous Romanian sculptor's 'Le Poisson' (circa 1920-22). Baradel filed a lawsuit to the New York State Supreme Court claiming that moments after he consigned the sculpture, the piece fell off a pedestal and broke in two. An appraisal document presented in court...