In the wake of an F.B.I. raid, the crisis at the Orlando Museum of Art deepened amid upheaval on its board and the resignation of its interim director.
Tag: Forgery
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A Watermark, and ‘Spidey Sense,’ Unmask a Forged Galileo Treasure
One of the University of Michigan Library’s most prized possessions, which appeared to be a Galileo manuscript, is now thought to be the work of a 20th-century forger.
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Her ‘Chagall’ Is Headed for the Trash. How’s That for Caveat Emptor?
Stephanie Clegg paid $90,000 for a Marc Chagall painting at a Sotheby’s auction in 1994. It was reappraised for $100,000 in 2008. Now an expert panel in France wants to destroy it as a fake.
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Basquiat Paintings Removed From Orlando Museum in F.B.I. Raid
After the authenticity of paintings in the museum’s Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition was questioned, all 25 works were seized by the F.B.I.
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F.B.I. Investigates Basquiat Paintings Shown at Orlando Museum of Art
A subpoena raises questions about an exhibition of works “purported to be by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.”