# COMPREHENSIVE ART INVESTIGATION: EPSTEIN REDACTION DATABASES **Investigation Date:** 2026-02-07 **Databases Searched:** - the primary document text database (1,808,942 records) -- referred to as **v2** - the Dataset 10 document text database (1,629,776 records) -- referred to as **ds10** **Total Queries Executed:** 165+ **Methodology:** Exhaustive keyword searches across both document collections, covering auction houses, art terms, galleries, dealers, artists, financial art references, known Epstein connections, and art-related services. --- ## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The investigation uncovered **significant art-related activity** hidden in redacted text across the Epstein document corpus. Key findings include: 1. **Direct Sotheby's connection** via Christine Gibbons (Sotheby's employee) regarding El Brillo Way property, and a separate email about "Sotheby's and..." 2. **Christie's auction house email** from a christies.com email address (September 2011, French-language context) 3. **Rothko painting** -- a dedicated email about a Rothko painting 4. **Multiple paintings shipped from Paris** -- at least 4 related emails about shipping a framed and valued painting from Paris 5. **Art insurance payments** covering "bronzes" -- confirming Epstein held insured art collections including bronze sculptures 6. **Degas' "Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen"** -- a book/document about this famous sculpture found in the corpus 7. **Impressionist art connections** -- references to Renoir, Degas, Cezanne in what appears to be an art reference document 8. **Phillips Exhibition Loan Request** -- indicating art lending/exhibition activity 9. **"Invoice for Paris Artwork"** -- direct financial evidence of art transactions 10. **Atelier Meriguet** (www.ateliermeriguet.fr) -- a prestigious French decorative arts firm, with a catalog request sent to Epstein's Paris apartment (22 Avenue Foch) 11. **Leon Black** -- Epstein's close associate and one of the world's most prolific art collectors, extensively documented 12. **Interior designer/decorator searches** -- active hiring and consultation 13. **Auction Houses NYT article** -- an email forwarding "Auction Houses Seek a Competitive Edge" from the New York Times 14. **Tracey Emin artwork** -- "Another World 2018" by the artist referenced in multiple documents 15. **Framecreations.com** -- framing service used for items including jersey framing --- ## CATEGORY 1: AUCTION HOUSES ### 1A. Sotheby's | EFTA Number | Page | Database | Hidden Text (excerpt) | |-------------|------|----------|----------------------| | [EFTA01785536](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01785536.pdf) | 0 | v2, ds10 | `bject: El Brillo=br>Reply To: "CHRISTINE GIBBONS SOTHEBY` | | [EFTA01827993](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01827993.pdf) | 0 | v2, ds10 | `ect: Re: Sotheby's and` | **Analysis:** Christine Gibbons is identified as a Sotheby's employee/agent corresponding about 358 El Brillo Way, Epstein's Palm Beach estate. The second record shows a reply chain with the subject "Re: Sotheby's and..." suggesting ongoing correspondence. The `J ff E i` fragment on the same document suggests "Jeff Epstein" was mentioned. ### 1B. Christie's | EFTA Number | Page | Database | Hidden Text (excerpt) | |-------------|------|----------|----------------------| | [EFTA02029291](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02029291.pdf) | 0 | v2, ds10 | `rin @christies.com>` | | [EFTA02029291](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02029291.pdf) | 0 | v2, ds10 | `iv m h :'Fox. Hela"