Fakes & copies
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Major auction houses and galleries have been caught up in the fake art scam
Growing concerns over authenticity of Modigliani portrait on show in Moscow museum
This ruling concludes a case launched after discovery of 1,150 fake sculptures
Wolfgang Beltracchi, his wife Helene, her sister Jeanette, and Otto Schulte-Kellinghaus stand accused of selling high quality forgeries
A conference in Catalonia will hopefully solve the ongoing problem with fake multiples in the market
However, the two chief defendants must wait until all evidence has been seen before the verdict can be given
While its real antiquities from Egypt travel to China
Simon C. Dickinson Ltd is now the owner of Madonna and Child with St Anne and a Lamb, having reimbursed Nasser Kazeminy for the $7m he paid. If authentic, the gallery stands to make a profit, but if not then its value as an anonymous drawing is modest. So where did the drawing come from—and is it the real thing?
Academic museums and universities are being targeted by a suspected art forger
A Scotland Yard report shows that the notorious Dutch faker bought lapis lazuli paint for his “Vermeers” in bulk from Winsor & Newton
Aurora Fine Art Fund claims it has conclusive evidence that £1.69m work is not by Boris Kustodiev
Fakes were purported to be by Charles Blackman and Robert Dickerson
Although the plaster's provenance and the project's credibility are under scrutiny, a New York dealer has initiated an exhibition at the Museum of Art
A series of books, presumed to have been written by the suspect and claiming the artist's brother hid a secret stash of his works, were presented as provenance
In an unusual move, Sotheby’s has categorised a picture as “infamous”
The painting that still languishes in a vault, despite nearly a century of squabbling
Work attributed to 20th-century master forger Han van Meegeren may be 17th-century painting owned by Vermeer
Operations were halted after multiple experts questioned the authenticity of the exhibition's content, which had been sourced from private collections
The V&A’s guidebook used to describe the Fakes Gallery as one of its “most diverse, intriguing and entertaining” displays.
Fakes left in place of stolen artefacts in elaborate webs of deceit
Artist’s widow in marathon authentication exercise
Concepcion is alleged to have sold fake Matisses and Calders among others, complete with forged certificates of authenticity
The gallery dismisses the suit as a “smear campaign”
Allegations of “fake” antiques further undermine confidence
Michael Werner, his dealer for 30 years, says “everything was out of control” before the artist died
Specialists warn that museums in the US and Europe will now have to re-examine their own sculptures
He maintains his innocence
Robert Francis Montgomery's dumpster diving has landed him in litigation
The publisher of the artist’s works on paper issues warning over forgeries