Fakes & copies
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Auction house seeks dismissal of lawsuit
Christian Parisot is accused of faking drawings by the artist’s lover Jeanne Hébuterne
Sold at auction for 4.52bn, ($4.86m)
Problems with their export and provenance seem to indicate the warriors are not quite what they seem
Russia’s Federal Cultural Heritage Protection Agency is set to publish the first volume of a catalogue of Russian paintings known to be fake
This is not the first time the artist's work has been forged
Pictures on Walls have released three statements, both admitting to and denying covert sales of undocumented copies online
Expert vindicated after four-year legal battle
“Crude and brazen forgeries” of the artist's work are popping up in the market
Artist leads the campaign to protect his work
But leading London expert says it’s a fake
Culture ministry responds to fakes certified by leading institutions
Confusing, criminal, but very virile
Up to 1,000 forged works are circulating on the market, says expert
More bogus paintings are still out there, says LAPD
The British Museum, Christie’s, the National Art Collections Fund and the Inland Revenue, among others, were all fooled
Sotheby’s and Christie’s did well but concerns are growing about the scarcity of top end buyers
Tretyakov curator speaks out and admits being taken in by forgers
Is your painting on their website?
Pierre Valentin suggests that the decisions of expert committees should not be beyond the reach of the law
He has been released on bail, which was set at $1 million
Should the contents of his studio have been sold or destroyed?
Is the Anglo-Saxon cross shaft found at auction among tractor parts a $500,000 treasure or not?
The statue of Pharaoh Sesostris III has already been deemed authentic in the Pinault's two lost lawsuits
Big price, big fake?
Death threats, market interests and too many specialists bedevil research into the subject
Revelations concerning the pre-Columbian fakes came to light after the death of founder
“The forgeries business is in full swing”
