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Hollywood executive Ron Meyer files $10m lawsuit over alleged forged Rothko
The NBCUniversal vice chairman and co-founder of Creative Artists Agency claims two art dealers duped him into buying the fake painting for nearly $1m in 2001
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Modern art historian, US museum director and clergyman EA Carmean, Jr has died, age 74
He was the National Gallery of Art’s founding curator of 20th-century art and led the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
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The last lawsuit in the Knoedler fakes scandal is close to being settled
The Hilti Trust and the defunct gallery’s owners are in the process of reaching an agreement—but they could still end up in court
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Knoedler owner Michael Hammer may be liable for fraud over fakes, New York judge finds
The ruling was based on the loose business dealings of Hammer, the gallery and its parent company—like reimbursing him $2m for luxury cars
NewsMedia & broadcast
Dueling documentaries take aim at one of the biggest scams in recent art history
Three productions are due to examine the Knoedler forgery scandal
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Ann Freedman, former Knoedler director, settles final lawsuit
Ten cases were brought to court by collectors who purchased fakes through the gallery
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Lawsuit against art historian over fake Rothko settled out of court
The case against Oliver Wick was brought by the casino billionaire Frank Fertitta
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It's time the art market got tough on fakes
Players in the trade acknowledge the problem, but disagreement over how to address it has resulted in a gridlock that helps to keep forgeries in circulation
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No further jail time for Glafira Rosales for her role in $80m Knoedler forgery scandal
The Long Island dealer says she was abused and coerced into committing fraud by partner who fled to Spain
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What we learned from the Knoedler fakes scandal
Collectors still in the dark even when experts have doubts as reports rarely published
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Former director of scandal-beset Knoedler Gallery breaks her silence
In an exclusive interview, Ann Freedman explains her version of events in the ongoing forgery case that engulfed the gallery
CommentLetters
Letter to the Editor: from Sharon Flescher, IFAR
Re: Former director of scandal-beset Knoedler Gallery breaks her silence, The Art Newspaper, April 2016
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Scholarly debate will be stifled after Knoedler
Abstract Expressionism experts forced to watch what they write and say
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Parties settle in Knoedler case as court hears fakes helped keep business afloat
Testimonies reveal how much the New York gallery depended on sales, and huge mark-ups, of works from Glafira Rosales
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Settlement reached with both parties in Knoedler case
Agreement came before owner and former director could testify, but the trial gripped the New York art world
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De Soles reach settlement with Ann Freedman—but Knoedler case could still go on
Mid-trial deal comes just a day before the former gallery director was scheduled to take the stand
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Knoedler asked forensic conservator to revise ‘negative’ report
James Martin of Orion Analytical says the gallery asked him to remove key findings, like a pigment that was not in use at the time of painting
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‘Red flags were flying’ around Knoedler fakes, experts testify
Seven of 11 specialists named by the gallery say they never authenticated work that turned out to be a forgery
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Rothko specialist and son testify they never authenticated fake painting in Knoedler trial
David Anfam and Christopher Rothko were among 11 experts the gallery listed as having viewed the painting
NewsArt law
Tearful collector gives testimony at Knoedler trial
Eleanore De Sole said she went into a “shaking frenzy” when she read that another work sold by Knoedler was suspected to be fake
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Top US collector takes the stand in Knoedler trial
Domenico De Sole bought a fake Rothko from the gallery in 2004
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Who is really to blame in the Knoedler fakes case?
Lawyers for the collectors and the gallery go head-to-head as one of New York’s biggest art world scandals goes to trial
Comment
Knoedler fakes trial could be a game-changer for the art market
It should provide guidance on who is responsible when forgeries are sold
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Lawyers battle to tip balance of evidence before Knoedler trial
Both sides seek to exclude key witnesses and evidence from the forgery case which is set to begin on 25 January
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Secret fire sale held of 250 works confiscated from dealer in Knoedler gallery scandal
Glafira Rosales’s name was not mentioned in connection with the auctions, which included pieces by Sean Scully, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Louise Lawler, Andy Warhol and Ad Reinhardt
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Knoedler Gallery settles lawsuit over fake Willem de Kooning
Collector John Howard bought the forgery from now defunct gallery for $4m
NewsLaw
Former Knoedler boss Freedman will ‘tell her story’ in court
Judge dismisses attempts to throw out lawsuits and orders trial over fake Abstract Expressionists
NewsLaw
Knoedler fakes case will go to trial, judge orders
The gallery’s former director Ann Freedman will “tell her story”, her lawyer says
NewsLaw
Knoedler gallery and former director quietly settle three claims over fake paintings
Six cases remain open in Abstract Expressionist fakes scandal that has entangled many in the art industry
Comment
Seven 'red flags' in the Knoedler trial that should give dealers and sellers sleepless nights
Judge's findings reveal what to look out for in art transactions
Ronald Spencer