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UT Sues O'Neal for Fawcett Warhol; Mum on Value

July 11, 2011 by Marion Maneker

The University of Texas should know what Andy Warhol’s portrait of Farah Fawcett is worth, they have one example hanging in the University’s museum. It was given to the school by the star along with her other works of art. Now UT wants Ryan O’Neal, who was recently discovered to have possession of another example of the work, to hand over his version. UPI says they’re serious because they’re suing:

The suit contends the late actress, a Texas alum, bequeathed the portrait to the school in her will and that O’Neal has, in effect, stolen it by keeping it after her death in 2009.

The school currently possesses one of the two editions of the Warhol portrait, which are composed of paint and silkscreen and were both given to Fawcett by Warhol. But the university says Fawcett’s will left all of her artworks to the school.

“Obviously, the Warhol is the big-ticket item,” said Barry Burgdorf, vice chancellor and general counsel for the UT system, told the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman. “We think it’s quite valuable, but how valuable is hard to say.”

College Sues O’Neal Over Farah Portrait (UPI)

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