{
  "id": 3252358,
  "title": "Artist says giving up artworks to cover fraud loss hurts less than giving up studios",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/artist-says-giving-up-artworks-to-cover-fraud-loss-hurts-less-than",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610118673/artist-says-giving-up-artworks-to-cover-fraud-loss-hurts-less-than-giving-up-studios"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In May, the Estonian Artists' Association (EKL) was defrauded of nearly €700,000. To cover part of the financial loss, works from the association's collection and newly donated pieces will be auctioned. EKL board member Jaanus Samma said it is less painful to give up artworks than the studios that belong to the association.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}