Editing Rothko case (section)

{{Short description|Legal dispute over Mark Rothko's estate}}
The '''Rothko case''' was the protracted legal dispute between Kate Rothko, the daughter of the painter [[Mark Rothko]]; the painter's estate [[executor]]s; and the directors of his gallery, Marlborough Fine Art.<ref name="primaryCase">[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?q=Rothko+Case&hl=en&as_sdt=2,48&case=4644555301641432255&scilh=0 Matter of Rothko], 43 NY 2d 305 - NY: Court of Appeals 1977.
Official Reporter decisions include: 69 Misc.2d 752, 330 N.Y.S.2d 915, affd. 40 A.D.2d 1083, 338 N.Y.S.2d 855; 71 Misc.2d 74, 335 N.Y.S.2d 666, affd. 43 A.D.2d 819, 351 N.Y.S.2d 940; 71 Misc.2d 320, 336 N.Y.S.2d 130, mod. and affd. 40 A.D.2d 965, 338 N.Y.S.2d 854; 73 Misc.2d 548, 342 N.Y.S.2d 220, revd. 42 A.D.2d 558, 345 N.Y.S.2d 567, mot. for lv. to app. dism., 33 N.Y.2d 822, 350 N.Y.S.2d 911, 305 N.E.2d 919; 41 A.D.2d 806, 342 N.Y.S.2d 372; 42 A.D.2d 693, 346 N.Y.S.2d 714; 77 Misc.2d 168, 352 N.Y.S.2d 574, affd. 47 A.D.2d 623, 366 N.Y.S.2d 610, mot. for lv. to app. den. 36 N.Y.2d 647, 372 N.Y.S.2d 1026, 334 N.E.2d 603; 80 Misc.2d 140, 362 N.Y.S.2d 673; 84 Misc.2d 830, 379 N.Y.S.2d 923; affd. 56 A.D.2d 499, 392 N.Y.S.2d 870, affd. 43 N.Y.2d 305, 401 N.Y.S.2d 449, 372 N.E.2d 291; 56 A.D.2d 819, 393 N.Y.S.2d 682; 95 Misc.2d 492, 407 N.Y.S.2d 954, and numerous unofficially reported Law Journal decisions as well as many scholarly articles.</ref><ref name=NYT110298>Dobrzynski, Judith H., [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/02/arts/betrayal-art-world-can-t-forget-battle-for-rothko-s-estate-altered-lives.html?pagewanted=all A Betrayal The Art World Can't Forget; The Battle for Rothko's Estate Altered Lives and Reputations], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 2, 1998. Accessed Jan. 6, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080603023326/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944900,00.html The Rothko Tangle], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Jun. 24, 1974.</ref><ref name="AngryDaughter">Burstein, Patricia and Shapiro, Harriet, [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20069735,00.html The Rothko Case: a Suicide, $32 Million in Paintings and an Angry Daughter], ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', 8(24), Dec. 12, 1977. Accessed Jan. 6, 2013.</ref><ref name="Appleyard">Appleyard, Bryan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150529122944/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/article240982.ece Feature: The Rothko files], ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', thesundaytimes.co.uk, October 17, 2004. Accessed Jan. 6, 2013.</ref> The revelations in the case of greed, abuses of power and conspiracy<ref name="LloydDead">Smith, Roberta, [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/08/arts/frank-lloyd-prominent-art-dealer-convicted-in-the-70-s-rothko-scandal-dies-at-86.html Frank Lloyd, Prominent Art Dealer Convicted in the 70's Rothko Scandal, Dies at 86], ''The New York Times'', April 08, 1998. Accessed Jan. 6, 2013.</ref> by financial interests in the [[art world]] were described by the [[New York Court of Appeals]], the highest court of New York state, as "manifestly wrongful and indeed shocking",<ref name="primaryCase" /> serving as a cautionary tale for both artists and their gallerists.