Art thriller

Speculator Benko: “The Basquiat looks mega”

Benko had a Basquiat transferred to Liechtenstein.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Christie‘s Christof Birbaumer)

Shortly before the collapse of the Signa Group, a valuable work of art was to be moved from Austria to Liechtenstein. A search for clues on the international art market.

At the beginning of November 2023, René Benko and his Signa Group are under massive pressure. In a few days, the financial juggler will step down as Chairman of the Advisory Board and in a few weeks, his Signa Holding will file for insolvency. Strange things are happening in this hectic phase of Benko's activity, in which he has had assets shifted around in the thicket of the corporate jungle.