New York fake scandal widens
October 10 2012
Picture: The Art Newspaper
The murky fake ring which apparently led to the closure of famous New York gallery Knoedler (above) last year seems to have ensnared another well-known dealer. Now Julian Weissman is being sued by a Kuwaiti sheikha, Paula Al-Sabah, for allegedly selling her a fake Motherwell. The picture is alleged to have come from the same source that provided Knoedler with its fakes.
I firmly believe that a frighteningly large proportion of the modern and contemporary art market is affected by fakery. Caveat emptor...
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