German fake trial begins
September 1 2011
Picture: morgenweb.de
The trial of a forgery gang whose works fooled major dealers and auction houses such as Lempertz and Christie's has begun in Germany. You can see some of their fakes here, including the truly awful 'Van Dongen', above. How did they ever succeed?
Update: A brief video report here.
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