Missing masterpieces of the Agnelli collection spark legal battle
Following the passing of Marella Caracciolo in 2019, a legal conflict has emerged concerning significant pieces from the Agnelli collection. Her daughter, Margherita Agnelli, received properties located in Turin, Villar Perosa, and Rome, which house works by renowned artists such as Bacon, Monet, Balla, de Chirico, and Gérôme. Attorney Dario Trevisan has lodged a complaint in Turin, asserting that these artworks are unaccounted for, both in the properties and a Swiss vault. The properties were initially given in usufruct to Marella and subsequently transferred in bare ownership to Margherita and her deceased brother, Edoardo. Margherita's sons contend that page 75 of the Rome property inventory, which listed the paintings, is missing, implying ownership by Marella. This story will be featured on Report on Rai Tre on October 15, 2023.
Key facts
- Paintings by Bacon, Monet, Balla, de Chirico, and Gérôme are missing from the Agnelli collection.
- Margherita Agnelli inherited three properties after Marella Caracciolo's death in 2019.
- Properties are in Turin (Villa Frescot), Villar Perosa, and Rome (attic near Quirinale).
- Dario Trevisan filed a complaint with the Turin court about missing artworks.
- The artworks are not found in a Swiss vault indicated by Margherita Agnelli.
- John, Lapo, and Ginevra Elkann claim inventory page 75 was removed from the Rome property list.
- The Elkanns argue the paintings belonged to Marella and should have passed to them.
- The story will be covered on Report (Rai Tre) on October 15, 2023, and was reported by Corriere della Sera on October 14, 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Francis Bacon
- Claude Monet
- Giacomo Balla
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Renzo Piano
Institutions
- Pinacoteca Agnelli
- FIAT
- Rai Tre
- Corriere della Sera
- Tribunale di Torino
Locations
- Turin
- Villar Perosa
- Rome
- Quirinale
- Lingotto
- Switzerland
- Italy