California Man Pleads Guilty to Forgery of $1 M. Worth of Art
Jason Harrington sold Richard Hambleton and Barkley Hendricks forgeries to at least 15 individual buyers and galleries between 2018 and 2020.
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Florida Couple Sold Allegedly Dubious Diego Giacometti Works Through Sotheby’s
The house claimed that Bettina von Marnitz Thut and Frederic Thut consigned several inauthentic works.
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$4.5 M. Romanian Public Art Fraud, English Ikea Could Turn Art Space, and More: Morning Links from February 16, 2021
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Fugitive Dealer Inigo Philbrick Says He’s Not Contacting Kenny Schachter on Instagram
Philbrick has been accused of defrauding his partners in millions of dollars in art.
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California Man Could Face 25 Years in Prison for Selling Faked Basquiats and Warhols
Philip Righter is accused of wire fraud, tax fraud, and identity theft, and has pleaded guilty.
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In Praise of Appraisals
Market ups and downs have affected the value of many artworks. Insurance experts explain why—and how—to keep appraisals current.
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The Scandal Sweeping Russia’s Art Market
Forgers have been retouching hundreds of works by minor European artists, putting the signatures of major Russian artists on them and selling them for many times their worth.
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