Christies's Sold A Fake Painting

Russian millionaire Viktor Vekselberg, said that Boris Kustodiev's painting "Odalisque" which he had bought in 2005 at Christies's auction in London  for 1.7 million pounds is a fake, Daily Telegraph reported. 

The newspaper sais that Vekselberg filed a claim against the auction house Christies's, which will be addressed in the High Court in London. According to the publication, the firm representing interests of Vekselberg, requires the auction house to return funds and make compensation for losses associated with this transaction.
The paintung was sent back to Christie's last year, Daily Telegraph sais. The newspaper quoted the representative of Christie's, under which they relate to this issue "very seriously", but it is too early to talk about the future of the court case.