The dismissal was with the consent of the parties and implies a settlement. No other details were made available to the court.
This means the art world is likely to be denied any detail of the nature of the dispute other than what had already been said in court. This will be very disappointing for many who had hoped for clarification of the situation regarding a group of paintings said to have been done by Brett Whiteley.
Ms Archer was being sued by Mr Pridham for $2.5 million in respect of a painting he bought from her and whose authenticity was challenged.
Ms Archer had sought leave to join Mr Peter Gant from whom the painting was stated to have been souced as a cross-defendant should any blame be attached in the matter.
