Courbet Mother and Child
Painting Doyle Was Detained Now
Mulls Plea
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
May 14 – Thomas Doyle was sued
for essentially stealing the
Gustave Courbet painting
“Mother and Child on a
Hammock.”
The civil lawsuit
was filed by Matthiesen Ltd in
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York on September 25,
2025. Jump cut to
November 13, when Inner City
Press learned that Doyle was
to be presented in SDNY
Magistrates Court on a
criminal indictment.
In the civil
case, Matthiesen most recently
asked for permission to
effectuate “alternative
service” on Doyle, saying they
couldn’t find
him.
Well, he has been
found, and on the afternoon of
November 13 was scheduled to
be presented in SDNY
Magistrates Court.
Inner City
Press was there, past 7 pm,
when the AUSA asked for
detention. Doyle took on and
off his reading glasses. The
AUSA said Doyle was living in
his car in a hotel parking
lot; the Federal Defender
insisted he is usually with
his girlfriend in Connecticut.
Judge Tarnofsky first ordered
release on bond right then,
then said to wait until Monday
(no GPS installation on Friday
due to seemingly-ended
shutdown, spillover). Doyle
was led away…
Jump cut to May
14, 2026 when the Federal
Defender wrote in asking for a
30 day delay past May 20 for
plea discussions, the third
request for adjournment.
Inner City Press
will stay on the case.
The case is
USA v. Doyle, 1:25-cr-525
(Subramanian)
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