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Peter Doig is being sued, the person making the claim says that the painting was painted by a Peter Doige. Note the "e".

dragonwriter 10y ago
No, the person making the claim says that the painting was painted by Peter Doig, who, that person claims, was known as Peter Doige at the time. (The fact that there are records of an actual Peter Doige, who is now deceased, who has life events that fit the narrative of the person from whom the painting was bought, while there doesn't seem to be substantial evidence connecting Peter Doig to those events, or to ever having used the name Peter Doige, seems likely to a be problem for the plaintiff at trial, however.)
- Chris2048 10y ago
  > who, that person claims, was known as Peter Doige at the time This is the crux - is there any evidence of this? Is this based purely on the testimony of the claimant?!? How did this get to court!
  - dragonwriter 10y ago
    > This is the crux - is there any evidence of this? Yes, though what's reported in the article is fairly weak indirect evidence, and there seems to be much stronger evidence on the other side. > How did this get to court! As soon as someone files a lawsuit, it "gets to court". The threshold for that is extremely low. Even for going to trial, the threshold is low: essentially, the complaint needs to state a legal claim and there needs to be some evidence from which one might conclude that the claim is true -- evaluating the relative credibility of that evidence against other evidence is what trials are for.
    - Chris2048 10y ago
      > there needs to be some evidence from which one might conclude that the claim is true What evidence is there in this case?
      - dragonwriter 10y ago
        > What evidence is there in this case? Its recounted in the article, involving artistic analysis and other things. Its quite indirect, and seems much less substantial than the apparent evidence that it was painted by a very different person with a similar name, but again, weighing the opposing evidence is what a trial is for.
        Chris2048 10y ago
        That's exactly what I can't find in the article, where is mention of artistic analysis? Is this the opinion of the claimant?
- devishard 10y ago
  Okay, given that this is a legal matter, your pedantry is warranted, I guess.

dragonwriter 10y ago

No, the person making the claim says that the painting was painted by Peter Doig, who, that person claims, was known as Peter Doige at the time. (The fact that there are records of an actual Peter Doige, who is now deceased, who has life events that fit the narrative of the person from whom the painting was bought, while there doesn't seem to be substantial evidence connecting Peter Doig to those events, or to ever having used the name Peter Doige, seems likely to a be problem for the plaintiff at trial, however.)

Chris2048 10y ago
> who, that person claims, was known as Peter Doige at the time This is the crux - is there any evidence of this? Is this based purely on the testimony of the claimant?!? How did this get to court!
- dragonwriter 10y ago
  > This is the crux - is there any evidence of this? Yes, though what's reported in the article is fairly weak indirect evidence, and there seems to be much stronger evidence on the other side. > How did this get to court! As soon as someone files a lawsuit, it "gets to court". The threshold for that is extremely low. Even for going to trial, the threshold is low: essentially, the complaint needs to state a legal claim and there needs to be some evidence from which one might conclude that the claim is true -- evaluating the relative credibility of that evidence against other evidence is what trials are for.
  - Chris2048 10y ago
    > there needs to be some evidence from which one might conclude that the claim is true What evidence is there in this case?
    - dragonwriter 10y ago
      > What evidence is there in this case? Its recounted in the article, involving artistic analysis and other things. Its quite indirect, and seems much less substantial than the apparent evidence that it was painted by a very different person with a similar name, but again, weighing the opposing evidence is what a trial is for.
      - Chris2048 10y ago
        That's exactly what I can't find in the article, where is mention of artistic analysis? Is this the opinion of the claimant?
devishard 10y ago
Okay, given that this is a legal matter, your pedantry is warranted, I guess.