This photo released by courtesy of the Blanton Museum of Art shows Andy Warhol's painting of "Farrah Fawcett," 1980. The painting was bequeathed by Fawcett to the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. The university sued Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal to gain possession of a second Fawcett portrait done by Warhol and the case went to trial in Los Angeles in late 2013.(AP Photo/Blanton Museum of Art, Copyright The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) **MANDATORY PHOTO CREDIT**
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ryan O'Neal's attorneys have concluded their defense of the actor in a lawsuit aimed at making him relinquish an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett that he says he has owned since 1980.
The actor's case ended Thursday with brief testimony from his son, Redmond O'Neal, and a chiropractor who watched Fawcett work on sculptures.
Closing arguments are expected Friday.
The University of Texas at Austin is suing O'Neal to gain a silkscreen portrait of the actress created by Warhol for a television special.
The lawsuit claims Fawcett left all her artwork to her alma mater and that O'Neal improperly took the artwork out of her condominium days after her death in 2009.
O'Neal says he had permission from the trustee of Fawcett's estate to remove the portrait.
Warhol created two portraits of Fawcett and the university was given one after her death.
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