"The motion is based on affirmations submitted by eyewitnesses who have provided firsthand information that will make it clear that Mondex wrongfully identified Seated Man with a Cane as the work that the estate of Oscar Stettiner should be pursuing for restitution."
"Following media coverage of the ruling in April, two witnesses have come forward who have personally seen the painting that was in the possession of the Van der Klip family. They have identified the painting as completely different from Seated Man with a Cane."
"The painting they saw does not show a man seated and does not even depict a cane. It is much smaller than Seated Man with a Cane."
"A 1946 certified report of the French bailiff describes the painting at issue as 'a p..."
David Nahmad continues to contest the ownership of his Modigliani painting, claiming it was not seized from Oscar Stettiner by the Nazis. His lawyers filed a motion based on new eyewitness testimonies that contradict previous claims. They assert that the painting Nahmad owns, Seated Man with a Cane, is not the same work Stettiner's heirs are pursuing. Witnesses have identified a different painting that does not match Nahmad's, and historical documents support his case against the identification made by Mondex.
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