Yale sued in 2009 to assert its ownership rights and to block Konowaloff from claiming it. Konowaloff sought the return of the 1888 painting, or damages, and valued the painting at $120 million to $150 million. The judge agreed with Yales argument, citing the act of state doctrine in which U.S. courts dont examine the validity of foreign governments expropriation orders. He called the piece one of the worlds most renowned paintings.
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