{"id":242681,"date":"2025-10-22T04:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/242681\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T04:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:34:10","slug":"steve-mcqueens-granddaughter-launches-68m-lawsuit-over-lost-jackson-pollock-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/242681\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve McQueen’s granddaughter launches $68m lawsuit over ‘lost’ Jackson Pollock painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ANNA WRIGHT, US REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 22:05 EDT, 21 October 2025 | Updated: 22:41 EDT, 21 October 2025 <\/p>\n

The granddaughter of legendary American actor Steve McQueen launched a lawsuit over a $68 million painting.<\/p>\n

Molly McQueen, 38, is pursuing legal action after claiming her grandfather was ripped off when he traded a Jackson Pollock painting for a rare motorcycle and a\u00a0Los Angeles<\/a> property he allegedly never received.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old claimed Rudolph and Pamela Borchert made a deal with her grandfather to trade the Pollock piece for the bike and home on Latigo Canyon.<\/p>\n

She said her grandfather held up his end of the bargain but ‘one of the Borcherts crashed the motorcycle and the property never changed title,’ Artnet reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

The granddaughter is now suing their son, Brent Borchert, for possession of the painting that his been a staple in his family’s home for decades.<\/p>\n

‘I talked to my mom once and asked, “What\u2019s the deal with the Jackson Pollock painting?” And she said, “Your father made some sort of deal. I wasn\u2019t there for it”,’ Borchert told the Mirror.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

‘It was a quick conversation, but I recall that she may have mentioned something about a motorcycle and the house. It\u2019s all very hazy.’<\/p>\n

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Molly McQueen, 38, is pursuing legal action after claiming her grandfather was ripped off trading a Jackson Pollock painting for a rare motorcycle and Los Angeles property<\/p>\n

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The unique splatter Pollock painting McQueen allegedly never received<\/p>\n

Borchert did remember his parents friendship with McQueen, a known motorcycle connoisseur.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The legendary actor made a ‘demand for the return of the Pollock painting within a reasonable time’ when the deal fell through, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Borchert noted his father was also bike lover, and the motorcycle McQueen was supposed to receive was ‘a cool motorcycle that was kind of hard to get your hands on.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Rudolph Borchert crashed the bike in a horrific accident that put an end to his motorcycle lifestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Legendary US actor Steve McQueen (1930-1980) his granddaughter launched a bizarre $68million lawsuit<\/p>\n

Now the son said he is willing to hear out McQueen’s granddaughter’s claims.<\/p>\n

‘If they\u2019re willing to be reasonable, and then they can show me something that makes me believe something went on that wasn\u2019t right, I\u2019ll come to an agreement,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘But if they can\u2019t, then I won\u2019t.’<\/p>\n

Pollock is ‘one of art history\u2019s best-known painters’ according to Artnet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is best known for his role in Abstract Expressionism and unique splatter technique.<\/p>\n

The highest price ever paid for his work at an art auction was $61.1 million, set at Sotheby\u2019s New York in 2021, according to their price database.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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