{
  "id": 3576899,
  "title": "Artist Elizabeth Peyton Sued Over Painting of Oasis Brothers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/artist-elizabeth-peyton-sued-over-painting-of-oasis-brothers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T19:14:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hyperallergic",
    "slug": "hyperallergic",
    "url": "https://hyperallergic.com/artist-elizabeth-peyton-sued-over-painting-of-oasis-brothers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Artist Elizabeth Peyton faces a copyright infringement lawsuit from Welsh music photographer Justin Thomas over her painting of Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The lawsuit, filed in August in the Southern District of New York, alleges that Peyton's 1996 painting \"Earl's Court (Liam + Noel)\" is a \"slavish copy\" of Thomas's 1995 photograph of the same subjects. According to the lawsuit, Peyton's painting closely resembles a zoomed-in portion of Thomas's photograph, capturing the moment of embrace between the siblings amidst the tumultuous history of Oasis. The only \"transformation\" claimed by the suit is the medium itself, with Peyton adding a blue flower-patterned sleeve and slight cropping and coloring.",
  "summary": "Photographer Justin Thomas accused the artist of copyright infringement on his 1995 photograph of British musicians Liam and Noel Gallagher.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}