Soaring value of Maud Lewis works invites fraud, art experts say
Some art experts are cautioning that the spiking value of Maud Lewis paintings will make the Nova Scotia folk artist's work more attractive for fraudsters to replicate.
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Some art experts are cautioning that the spiking value of Maud Lewis paintings will make the Nova Scotia folk artist's work more attractive for fraudsters to replicate.
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April 15, 2021 · 0 Comments By Constance Scrafield “I just got back from mailing some stuff that’s going to Scotland: a misty piece – a landscape called ‘Tree Tops Through the Mist.’ It was sold through the Federation of Canadian Artists,” said Roselyn Levin, Orangeville’s premiere Sum-é artist, explaining, “Last year, I did a competition with them and the painting was on their site. Someone in Scotland saw it and wanted to purchase it. That was pretty good.” The Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) was found...