Wyland says he hand-painted the sprawling mural that covered roughly 17,000 square feet. He's suing for $25 million in damages.

The piece of public art was covered with blue paint without the artist’s knowledge or consent, the lawsuit claims

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Wyland's mural stood for nearly three decades before workers began painting over it last month to promote the World Cup.

Wyland says he hand-painted the sprawling mural that covered roughly 17,000 square feet. He's suing for $25 million in damages.

The painter is suing FIFA, which claims it is not involved in the matter and deferred to the local host committee.

The artist said his mural spanned roughly 17,000 square feet, and alleges FIFA painted over it without notifying him or asking for his consent.

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Wyland hand-painted “Ocean Life” in 1999 as part of an environmental mural series involving pieces in landlocked cities around the world.

The artist who painted a giant mural on a building in downtown Dallas of life-sized swimming whales has filed a $25 million lawsuit against soccer's...

City bosses ordered the giant painting of a whale, called “Ocean Life’, to be destroyed ahead of England’s arrival in the city to play Croatia in their World Cup opener