Court watch is reporting that Tennessee's Court of Appeals has ruled that despite the fact that The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum may represent the painter's estate, they have no right to an art collection she donated to Fisk University. The court said her death ended all rights she would have had to the collection.

The dispute was ignited when the financially-strapped university had asked a lower court to sell two pieces of the collection. The Georgia O'Keefe Museum disliked this idea, arguing that the works were intended to be displayed together. They demanded the return of the collection.

The Davidson County Chancery Court sided with the estate, blocking the sale. However, the decision was overturned by the state appeals court.