wife of Bic pen inheritor data for divorce in new york

The baroness spouse of the heir to the Bic pen fortune filed for divorce Friday, court statistics exhibit.

Veronique Bich filed a contested divorce in new york Supreme court from Bic former CEO Bruno Bich — the son of Marcel Bich, who founded French enterprise Société Bic in 1945.

The divorce follows a dispute over the household's artwork collection — including works with the aid of Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol — which was made public in might also after Bruno filed suit towards Veronique in Delaware state court docket, Artnet mentioned on the time.

Bruno, seventy three, alleged that his estranged spouse refused to quit "millions of greenbacks' value of artwork" within the pair's long island and Paris flats, although that the works belonged to a family believe install by means of his dad in 1993 — of which Veronique isn't a beneficiary, the outlet reported.

The disputed collection is comprised of 28 paintings pieces together with sculptures through Alberto Giacometti, a drawing with the aid of Andy Warhol, a 1937 "Portrait of Dora Maar" by using Picasso, two Balthus paintings and a paper collage by means of Jean Dubuffet, in line with the report.

while the couple is married on paper, they've been living aside, and Veronique had wanted to break up because 2017, Artnet mentioned.

Bruno BichAFP by way of Getty photographs

Bruno pointed out he had requested for the artwork to be lower back on distinctive occasions but that Veronique claimed the works should be divvied up via any divorce contract the couple may enter into, the outlet stated.

Bruno asked a choose to rule that the works are apart of the family unit have confidence and to stop his wife from maintaining or promoting the items, in line with the document. That case continues to be pending, courtroom facts show.

Veronique's lawyer, Lawrence Trachtenberg, declined to remark.

Bruno did not return a request for comment.