If you haven’t seen our documentary on Maier do so quickly. There is a law suit arguing that her copyright laws are being violated and her work belongs to one or the other “first cousin, once removed.” These are two old gentlemen living in France. So all her work may be pulled from shows, galleries etc. until the case is settled.
According to the general counsel for the public administrator’s office in Chicago, estate cases like Maier’s, especially ones complicated by potential relatives who are not U.S. citizens, can sometimes take several years to be resolved.