Brazilian art collector, Detroit Institute of Art file suits over Van Gogh painting
An art collector has asked a court to order the Detroit Institute of Art to hand over Vincent van Gogh's "The Novel Reader," claiming it has been lost for years. A Brazilian art collector has asked a federal judge to order the Detroit Institute of Arts to hand over Vincent van Gogh's "The Novel Reader," alleging that the painting was stolen, according to court documents. Gustavo Soter of Brazil said he "paid $3.7 million for the painting and would like it back," lawyers for Soter's art brokerage company, Brokerarte Capital Partners, wrote in court documents filed Wednesday. MORE: Video Caught on camera: Banksy print worth $45K stolen from Toronto art exhibit BCP filed a lawsuit against the DIA in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. A man walks past Vincent Van Gogh's "Une liseuse de romans," valued at 2.5 to 3.5 million pounds, during a preview of Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art sale in Londo...