Court Documents: The disputed $165,000 Keith Haring
Several documents from the Connecticut Superior Court file in Hartung v. Chalk & Vermilion Fine Arts.
This page hosts the court record in collector Vernon Adam Hartung's Connecticut lawsuit against Martin Lawrence Galleries, the case behind our story on the Keith Haring "Saucer" drawing a judge found authentic after the buyer sued, claiming he'd been stuck with an unsellable piece.
The main document is Judge Robert L. Genuario's August 25 decision, which enters judgment for the gallery on all nine counts. The documents also include the Hartung's October 2023 complaint and the defendants' answer and special defenses, among other documents.
Read the story: Judge rules collector's $165,000 Keith Haring is real but he sued too late
Collector’s $165K Keith Haring is real but he sued too late
A Connecticut judge found a collector’s $165,000 Keith Haring authentic but ruled he sued too late — and owes the gallery’s legal fees.
Adam Schrader
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