Damon Dash Ordered To Turn Over Pricey Andy Warhol Painting In Bankruptcy
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Dame Dash faces a demand to surrender four artworks his bankruptcy trustee values above $225,000, as she seeks another source of money for creditors. The request includes an Andy Warhol print and a possible role for U.S. Marshals if he defies a future turnover order.
Trustee Traci K. Stevenson filed the motion November 12 in Florida bankruptcy court. She wants Dash to deliver the pieces and ownership records within seven days after a judge grants the request.
Stevenson estimates Warhol’s “Geronimo” alone could bring more than $100,000. Her list also includes Mr. Brainwash’s “Obama Superman” at $35,000, Peter Beard’s “Giraffes in Mirage” at $40,000 and Donald Baechler’s “Beachball” at $50,000.
The ownership dispute runs through Dash’s March 5 questioning under oath, which the motion quotes. Asked whether the Warhol was in his home, Dash answered, “I don’t have — it’s not in my home.”
Asked whether it was on the property where he lived, Dash replied, “Yeah.” He described it as being “in the family office” and said, “whenever we do art and we have art, it all goes to my kids.”
Stevenson says Dash never identified that office’s owners or supplied documents establishing a transfer. She also alleges he left valuable artwork off his bankruptcy disclosures and produced no authentication certificates or purchase records after her request.
Asked about insurance during the same examination, Dash said, “No. It’s not insurable.” Stevenson proposes moving the works into insured, climate-controlled storage.
Dash’s art ventures stretch back to The Dash Gallery, which opened in 2010. The motion also cites his testimony that he held a 50% stake in Poppington with Raquel Horn.
The demand follows the court-approved $550,000 sale of his life rights and Roc-A-Fella archives to Everlasting Films. That transaction covers his life through September 4, 2025, when he filed Chapter 7.
For the artwork, Stevenson seeks permission to inspect and remove the pieces with fine-art handlers after 48 hours’ notice. She also wants an order preventing their sale, movement or concealment while turnover remains pending.
Stevenson plans to seek separate court approval before hiring an appraiser or auctioneer to market the collection.
