Court rules Park Soo-keun's painting genuine

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday ruled that a prominent
painting by a deceased Korean artist is genuine, but vindicated a local magazine
that raised allegations of forgery, settling a mystery that had plagued the
Korean art world for nearly two years.
The Seoul Central District Court said the painting, titled "A Wash Place," by the
late Park Soo-keun (1914-1965) "appeared genuine" and overruled Seoul Auction's
defamation suit against the magazine Artrade for raising doubts about the
painting's authenticity in December 2007.
"Although the painting appears to be genuine, it was reasonable for the magazine
to question its authenticity," the court said.
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