A renowned American art forger has controversially claimed that numerous paintings displayed at the headquarters of Prince Charles’ Foundation are fakes. Continue reading
Tag: art forgery
$8.3m Rothko forgery brings misery to Manhattan
The Chairman of Sotheby’s Board of Directors, Domenico de Sole, has told a Manhattan courtroom that his wife Eleanore is so devastated by being sold a worthless forgery of a Mark Rothko work that she cries every night.
Mr De Sole was speaking under cross-examination by a lawyer for the Knoedler Gallery after he took the stand in federal court last Wednesday (27 January) during the first week of a forgery trial. Continue reading
Can DNA help combat art forgery?
A new authentication system that would let artists sign their work with a unique, synthetic DNA tag has been developed, and it is receiving support from prominent artists and galleries. Continue reading
Notorious art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi out of prison
After serving three years of a six year prison sentence the man who made millions out of forged paintings is now free…and still making money from art. Continue reading
