Editing Kurt Schwitters (section)

===Marlborough Gallery controversy===
Schwitters's son, Ernst, largely entrusted the artistic estate of his father to Gilbert Lloyd, director of the [[Marlborough Fine Art|Marlborough Gallery]]. However, Ernst fell victim to a crippling stroke in 1995, moving control of the estate as a whole to Kurt's grandson, Bengt Schwitters.  Controversy erupted when Bengt, who has said he has "no interest in art and his grandfather's works", terminated the standing agreement between the family and the Marlborough Gallery.  The Marlborough Gallery filed suit against the Schwitters estate in 1996, after confirming Ernst Schwitters's desire to have Lloyd continue to administer the estate in his will.

Professor Henrick Hanstein, an auctioneer and art expert, provided key testimony in the case, stating that Schwitters was virtually forgotten after his death in exile in England in 1948, and that the Marlborough Gallery had been vital in ensuring the artist's place in art history.  The verdict, which was eventually upheld by Norway's highest court, awarded the gallery USD 2.6&nbsp;million in damages.<ref>Alexander, Leslie. "Marlborough Vindicated". ''Art & Antiques'' April 2001: 38.</ref>