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Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation reveal that billionaire art collectors and Museum of Modern Art trustees Leon Black and Ronald Lauder have co-owned several major artworks for decades. The files, made public by the U.S. Department of Justice, confirm long-standing rumors of their joint acquisitions, including a Max Beckmann self-portrait and two Ernst Ludwig Kirchner works, purchased for a total of $31.6 million and later appraised at $93.5 million.

