Fake : 11 Articles

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Controversial Artist Behind Fake Basquiat Paintings and Anna Delvey Show Passes Away

Art News • 2 minutes read
Controversial artist Alfredo Martinez, known for faking Basquiat paintings and curating an Anna Delvey show, has died at 56, leaving a legacy of intrigue. His passing marks the end of a captivating yet tumultuous artistic journey.

Disqualified from a competition for using AI, the photo was nevertheless very real

Art News • 2 minutes read
A real iPhone shot was disqualified from a photography contest because the judges thought it was made by artificial intelligence (AI).

An Italian painter is arrested in connection with the scandal over faked old masters

Art News • 2 minutes read
Italian painter Pasquale "Lino" Frongia was arrested in Italy due to an international scandal involving fake Old Masters paintings. Frongia is tied to French art dealer Giuliano Ruffini, who is being investigated for selling fake paintings. Ruffini, his son Mathieu, and Frongia sold art for over $220 million.

Were "Nike sneakers" found on a 17th century painting?

Lifestyle • 2 minutes read
A mother and daughter couldn't help but notice what looks like Nike trainers in a picture at the National Portrait Gallery. This has brought the painting a lot of attention.

KAWS awarded nearly $1M for knockoffs of its works

Art News • 2 minutes read
KAWS won a case against two companies and Dylan Joy An Leong Yi Zhi, who were making fake KAWS works worth $63 million.

Has the Rijksmuseum published a 'fake image' of French President Macron?

Art News • 4 minutes read
During President Emmanuel Macron's official visit to Amsterdam, a photo published by the Rijksmuseum sows doubt about the President's actual visit to the Vermeer exhibition.

A Florida art dealer admits that he sold fake Warhols

Art News • 3 minutes read
Court documents say that Daniel Elie Bouaziz, an art dealer in Palm Beach, pleaded guilty yesterday to selling a fake Andy Warhol painting.

Orlando Museum of Art placed on probation after Basquiat fakes scandal

Art News • 3 minutes read
If the museum loses its American Alliance of Museums accreditation, which it has had since 1971, it could make it harder to do things like borrow art from other places.

A Florida dealer has been charged with selling allegedly fake art by Basquiat and Warhol

Fake • 2 minutes read
Daniel Elie Bouaziz allegedly sold reproductions of artworks stamped with forged authenticity seals. He also sold forgeries of works by Banksy, Henri Matisse, Frederick Hundertwasser, Keith Haring, and others.

A network of counterfeiters of Francis Bacon paintings dismantled by the Italian police

Art News • 2 minutes read
500 designs and collages purported by the Irish artist Francis Bacon have been seized by the Italian authorities.

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