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Fake Art

Two rows of colorful screen prints hung on a wall, as visitor walks by
Feb 23

Florida Art Dealer Admits to Selling Counterfeit Andy Warhols

The owner of two Palm Beach art galleries admitted to a counterfeit artwork scheme where he allegedly sold fake works by artists like Warhol, Basquiat and Banksy.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Nov 19

KAWS Is Suing Homeless Penthouse for Allegedly Selling Fake Works

The artist is looking to receive $10 million in punitive damages.
By Helen Holmes
Sep 27

Francis Bacon’s Friend Has Been Accused of Donating Fake Artworks to the Tate

An archivist connected to Bacon's estate said many of the donated drawings were made with charcoal, casting doubt over their authorship.
By Helen Holmes
Sep 14

Italian Police Have Seized 485 Artworks Believed to Be Fake Francis Bacons

By Helen Holmes
An object from Puebla/Central Mexico and dated to 900-1200 CE, featured in the "Fascination with Fauna" exhibition at San Francisco's Mexican Museum.
Jul 10

Report Claims 1,917 Artifacts in SF Mexican Museum Collection Cannot Be Authenticated

By Alanna Martinez
A photographer takes a picture of a prototype of the tube of the new linear accelerator Linac 4, at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) on May 9, 2017 in Meyrin near Geneva. CERN inaugurates its linear accelerator, Linac 4 due to feed the CERN accelerator complex with particle beams of higher energy, which will allow the LHC to reach higher luminosity by 2021. It will become the first step in CERNs accelerator chain, delivering proton beams to a wide range of experiments. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
May 9

CERN’s New Particle Accelerator Has Potential to Treat Cancer and Detect Art Fakes

By Alanna Martinez
A drawing by Victor Juhasz of the defense team for the Knoedler Gallery forgery trial, with ex Knoedler president Ann Freedman.
Feb 15

More Than Money: Inside the Knoedler Art Fakes Scandal

By David Kahn
The exterior of the Knoedler & Company art gallery is shown in New York, U.S., on Jan. 8, 2010. The gallery's property, a landmark 1909 towntown, has been listed for sale with Sotheby's Realty for $59.5 million.
Feb 8

Knoedler Settles Rothko Suit, Artist Searches for Ruscha’s Fake Rock—and More

By Alanna Martinez
(Photo: Facebook)
Feb 4

Michigan Art Dealer Hit With Federal Charges After Selling Fakes to Numerous Museums

By Amanda Manning
The exterior of the Knoedler & Company art gallery is shown in New York, U.S., on Jan. 8, 2010. The gallery's property, a landmark 1909 towntown, has been listed for sale with Sotheby's Realty for $59.5 million.
Oct 12

Knoedler Cases Head to Trial, Museums Slow to Return Indigenous Remains, and More

By Alanna Martinez
Walter De Maria's The Lightning Field (Courtesy Dia Art Foundation)
Oct 17

Art World Abstracts: Gagosian Lands Walter De Maria Estate, And More!

By Nate Freeman
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