iirc, he is suing several media. AP should be on the list.
The pic shown at the source looks more like a computer generated rendition of the photo that an actual painting.
Yes, their is no way GZ painted that pic with a real brush. He separated it into three levels and assigned three shades of orange to them. Could be done in 2 minutes max. There are even places online that will do it for you instantly for free. Some artist! Lazy effer.