New York fake scandal widens

October 10 2012

Picture: The Art Newspaper

The murky fake ring which apparently led to the closure of famous New York gallery Knoedler (above) last year seems to have ensnared another well-known dealer. Now Julian Weissman is being sued by a Kuwaiti sheikha, Paula Al-Sabah, for allegedly selling her a fake Motherwell. The picture is alleged to have come from the same source that provided Knoedler with its fakes.

I firmly believe that a frighteningly large proportion of the modern and contemporary art market is affected by fakery. Caveat emptor...