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Евгений · 04.06.2008, 21:57

In March 2008, was uncovered a criminal group of seven men, engaged in forgery of works of many great demand in the global art market, art.

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Fraudsters have used two different schemes of development and implementation of forged works of such masters as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and Andy Warhol, allowing them to sell thousands of counterfeit prints and other works printed graphics in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe. Total revenue from illegal activities amounted to more than $ 5 000 000.

Some of the established swindlers psevdoshedevrov services were sold through EBay Inc., The world's largest commercial Internet sites, said it is investigating the case the District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago (Patrick Fitzgerald). Other marketed through two art dealers living in the town of Northbrook (Northbrook) of Illinois, told the Chicago prosecutors.

Fraudsters engaged in fraud as actually existing works and creation of "original" works that were performed in simulating the author skillfully manipulated artists handwriting style, explained the assistant district attorney of Chicago, Nancy Miller (Nancy Miller).

Patrick Fitzgerald asks participants to trade in cultural objects to be vigilant: it is likely appearance at the antique market on other established swindlers "masterpieces".

"I observe a similar situation in the market of works of art for 30 years", - commented on the investigation the lawyer and art historian Scott Hodes (Scott Hodes), a Chicago partner of law firm Bryan Cave of St. Louis. Noting that reports of fraud of this kind (with a special love speculators use just by Picasso, Chagall and Warhol), appearing regularly since the late 80's. last century, the lawyer said: "Every time we feel like deja vu.

Hodes, who, in his own words, represents the interests of Conceptual artists Christo and Jean Claude (Christo and Jeanne Claude) and collaborated with the Chicago Institute of Fine Arts (Art Institute of Chicago), explains the widespread forgeries of works by Picasso, Alexander Calder (Alexander Calder ) and other masters of their popularity. "This is the most famous artists of our time, they have already died, but life they are particularly creative fecundity and the incredible breadth of the manifestations of his genius" - he added.

Some fakes have been created in Spain and Italy. Creator of the other became one of the accused, an artist from New York, Emiel Leon (Leon Amiel Jr.).

Emiel runs on one charge with James Kennedy, an art dealer from Northbrook. Believes a consequence, he sold about 2500 "copyright" lithographs with the works of Chagall and Calder. Kennedy is accused of selling in various states of the USA counterfeit prints, allegedly originating from the rare original limited editions. Damage from the activities of associates amounted to about $ 1 000 000.

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