Louise Blouin, the so-called Red Queen, has put her Richard Meier-designed duplex at 165 Charles St. in Manhattan on the block — and is seeking $30 million.
But even a fast sale will probably not come quickly enough to shore up her foundering art-publishing fiefdom.
At least a dozen lawsuits claiming unpaid expenses are pending against Blouin Media, publisher of Art + Auctions, Modern Painters and Blouinartinfo.com.
In the most recent legal dispute, Bill Fine, her former director of global sales, who left earlier this year, has filed a suit seeking to recover $11,000 in overdue expenses.
In another legal tussle, Lane Press, a publisher of high-end glossy catalogs and magazines, went to federal court in Vermont last year, claiming it had an overdue printing bill of $198,000.
Blouin in November agreed to make installment payments on the Lane Press dispute starting in January — but after the first three payments stopped making the installments.
Andre Bouffard, the lawyer for Lane Press, said Blouin “owes us about $160,000.”
Bouffard plans to return to federal court to seek a judgment against the company.
Blouin did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment.