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A California man pleaded guilty to creating fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings, many of which wound up with the FBI via the Orlando Museum of Art. A fine arts pro weighs in.
The forged works were exhibited at the Orlando Museum of Art, and seized by the FBI last year.
A former auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty to creating dozens of fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings, which were eventually exhibited by the Orlando Museum of Art.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and
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How the now-discredited “Basquiat” artwork came to hang in Orlando Museum of Art is a story of lies, eBay, ticket stubs, catalog clues and shipping labels.