Fakes & copies
Another Banksy print fraud comes to light
The publisher of the artist’s works on paper issues warning over forgeries
Christie’s hits back over disputed Basquiat
Auction house seeks dismissal of lawsuit
Modigliani scholar faces trial for fraud
Christian Parisot is accused of faking drawings by the artist’s lover Jeanne Hébuterne
Park Soo-keun work sold for record price in Seoul is not a fake, investigation finds
Sold at auction for 4.52bn, ($4.86m)
Terracotta warriors on display in Hamburg deemed fake by Chinese authorities
Problems with their export and provenance seem to indicate the warriors are not quite what they seem
Russian government publishes first volume cataloguing fakes in the market
Russia’s Federal Cultural Heritage Protection Agency is set to publish the first volume of a catalogue of Russian paintings known to be fake
Leading Indian sculptor Somnath Hore’s show closed early as family alleges the majority of works are fake
This is not the first time the artist's work has been forged
Banksy's publishers give contradictory statements over eBay print fraud
Pictures on Walls have released three statements, both admitting to and denying covert sales of undocumented copies online
Elton John wins appeal over fake sculptures sold to him by French dealer
Expert vindicated after four-year legal battle
Photographer Peter Beard sues over forgeries at Sotheby’s
“Crude and brazen forgeries” of the artist's work are popping up in the market
Menashe Kadishman is first to discover the market is rife with fakes of his work
Artist leads the campaign to protect his work
Starving Buddha sculpture returned to Pakistan
But leading London expert says it’s a fake
The Russian Culture Ministry has ruled that museums can no longer authenticate works of art for dealers and commercial galleries.
Culture ministry responds to fakes certified by leading institutions
Studies of the Vermeer forger Van Meegeren and 19th-century literary counterfeits
Confusing, criminal, but very virile
Police search Montparnasse Museum in Modigliani fakes investigation
Up to 1,000 forged works are circulating on the market, says expert
Serial faker, Vilas Likhite found guilty in Los Angeles
More bogus paintings are still out there, says LAPD
How the entire British art world was duped by a fake Egyptian statue
The British Museum, Christie’s, the National Art Collections Fund and the Inland Revenue, among others, were all fooled
Asia week: Fakes overshadow contemporary Indian sales
Sotheby’s and Christie’s did well but concerns are growing about the scarcity of top end buyers
Fake art: “Criminality in the Russian art market has reached alarming levels”
Tretyakov curator speaks out and admits being taken in by forgers
The FBI is looking for works faked by the Manhattan dealer Ely Sakhai
Is your painting on their website?
Authentication issues: "Trust me, this is a fake"
Pierre Valentin suggests that the decisions of expert committees should not be beyond the reach of the law
New York art dealer Ely Sakhai accused of forgery scam as he sells masterpieces twice
He has been released on bail, which was set at $1 million
Infamous faker Guy Hain's bronzes sold at auction
Should the contents of his studio have been sold or destroyed?
Export Reviewing Committee declares Anglo-Saxon cross a fake
Is the Anglo-Saxon cross shaft found at auction among tractor parts a $500,000 treasure or not?
The owner of Christie’s continues his battle to have a statue that he bought declared a fake
The statue of Pharaoh Sesostris III has already been deemed authentic in the Pinault's two lost lawsuits
Serious doubts about “Alhambra” vase sold at Drouot for E3.6 million
Big price, big fake?
The dangerous, fake-riddled world of Modiglianis
Death threats, market interests and too many specialists bedevil research into the subject
After countless tests and 20 years of argument, gold pieces in The Gold Museum in Lima have been declared fakes.
Revelations concerning the pre-Columbian fakes came to light after the death of founder