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world2 months ago

German police dismantle art forgery ring selling fake Picasso, Rembrandt, and other masterpieces

German police have dismantled an international art forgery ring led by a 77-year-old Bavarian man, which attempted to sell fake artworks attributed to Picasso, Rembrandt, and others for tens of millions of dollars. The scheme involved forged paintings, ceramic vases, and expert reports, with authorities seizing numerous suspected forgeries across Germany, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein, now pending expert analysis.

via NPR|
#art-forgery#art-theft#germany
crime2 years ago

Art Museum Scandal: Forgeries Replace Authentic Paintings

A worker at the Deutsches Museum in Munich stole four paintings from the collection, replaced them with forgeries, and sold the originals at auction to finance a luxurious lifestyle. The thief was sentenced to a commuted prison term of one year and nine months and ordered to repay the proceeds from the sale. The museum discovered the theft when an in-house appraiser noticed discrepancies in one of the paintings. The case bears similarities to a recent scandal at the British Museum involving a curator selling stolen items on eBay.

via The New York Times|
#art-forgery#court-judgment#crime
crime2 years ago

Guilty pleas in fake Basquiat painting scheme

Michael Barzman pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about the origins of paintings credited to Jean-Michel Basquiat that were seized from the Orlando Museum of Art last year. Barzman and a second man created the fake Basquiats in 2012 and sold them on eBay. Barzman tried to create a false history of ownership for the paintings by claiming they came from a well-known screenwriter’s rented storage unit. The FBI seized 25 pieces that Basquiat purportedly made, and Barzman denied making the paintings in an August 2022 interview with FBI agents. Barzman agreed to surrender to federal authorities and could face up to five years in federal prison.

via WESH 2 Orlando|
#art-forgery#crime#fbi
crime2 years ago

Auctioneer Confesses to Assisting in Creation of Fake Basquiats at Orlando Museum.

Auctioneer Michael Barzman has agreed to plead guilty to making false statements to federal investigators and has admitted to helping create fake artworks that were displayed last year at the Orlando Museum of Art as previously unknown works of the celebrated artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Barzman admitted to creating between 20 and 30 fake artworks and then marketing them for sale as if they were authentic Basquiats. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

via The New York Times|
#art-forgery#auctioneer#crime