Mugrabi Family Wins Return of More Than 1,300 Works of Art
- Art collectors had sued saying works were being held ‘hostage’
- Mana Contemporary ordered to turn over collection by Nov. 13
A prominent family of art collectors and dealers won a court order forcing a New Jersey storage facility to turn over more than 1,300 works that it was holding in a fee dispute.
David Mugrabi, the son of New York dealer Jose Mugrabi, sued Mana Contemporary last month, saying it was preventing the family from removing any art from its Jersey City facility since September. The family said the works were being held "hostage" and that the dispute was bringing its business to a standstill.