Detained in Moscow traders forged paintings

[Dogel]

Employees GUUR Russian Interior Ministry in cooperation with the Russian Federal Security Service, State Ministry of the Interior
Russia in Moscow suppressed the activity of a criminal group, engaged in fraud, trafficking in cultural property.
Members of the fraud group - a resident of the Smolensk region in 1952
birthday and his 30-year-old daughter - were detained in Moscow when trying to
selling 141 fake paintings by Russian artists of the first half
XX
Ages of 2.5 million rubles.
As have informed "MK" in GUUR MVD, investigators learned that
a citizen seeking a buyer for the sale of supposedly authentic
works of Russian avant-garde painting and drawing the early twentieth century. In
during the search operations
events revealed that all products offered for sale
art is a forgery. Police officers found that the organizer
fraud only in the last year sold 273
fake
pictorial and graphic works totaling more than $ 13
million
rubles. Building a criminal scheme, the attacker has organized
"Family" business - established involvement in the commission of
Fraud
their relatives: a 30-year-old daughter and 60-year-old twin brother.
Operatives also established the identity of the manufacturer of forged
paintings.
General Directorate of Criminal Investigation in cooperation with the Russian Interior Ministry Federal Security Service
Russia and the Research Affairs of Russia in Moscow carried out a series
operational and investigative activities in the city
Moscow
and the Smolensk region in order to arrest the suspects in the act. In
result of the father and daughter were arrested in the hotel "Izmailovo" in
allegedly trying to sell 141 authentic works of art for the two
million 500 thousand rubles.
At the same time in the city of Smolensk region Desnogorsk held
searches for
addresses of the suspects, seized a large quantity of counterfeit
works of art and stamps, blanks, paints, canvases, as well as
other evidence.
Currently, steps are being taken to establish the other episodes
criminal activities of the detainees.

[Konstantin]

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Police determined that the organizer
fraud only in the last year sold 273
fake
pictorial and graphic works totaling more than $ 13
million

273 pictures a year - not a bad turn , and they say there is no demand for the paintings .

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in an attempt
selling 141 fake paintings by Russian artists of the first half
XX
Ages of 2.5 million rubles .

Not much for the gang poddelschikov - get 16 tons per picture . What are they traded ? As assessed opera ? Market value or the cost of painting the canvas of paint ?

[Dogel]

Konstantin, Figures traded Russian avant-garde painting and graphics beginning of the twentieth century.

[Дилетант]

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Police determined that the organizer
fraud only in the last year sold 273
fake
pictorial and graphic works totaling more than $ 13
million
rubles .

273 per year - a lot. Interestingly, examined whether this pair of counterfeiters in the relevant section of the forum ... (If I did not get them mixed up in the " fake" featured a lot of quasi- avant-garde paintings, and not only with European and American auctions).
 And again, the picture sold them without expert advice ? Or do they, too, the conclusion of riveting ?

[Konstantin]

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And again, the picture sold them without expert advice?
Or do they, too, the conclusion of riveting?

But the question here at issue.
And what is very worried about the Interior Ministry and the amount sold, and evaluation.

[Дилетант]

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Yes, the question here at issue.
And what is very worried about the Interior Ministry and the amount sold, and evaluation.

This is - yes.
At this point you say that too ...

By the way, 130 lemons over 273 pictures - it is read, almost to 48 rubles a tysch a little thing.
On the circle.
(Almost by anecdote: 10 old women - already a ruble!)

[Dogel]

details and photos

The press service of the Criminal Investigation Russian Interior Ministry
"Izvestia" said that the criminals have worked as follows:
carefully studied the handwriting of the famous Russian avant-garde artists
beginning of the XX century, and copied their style . Artist of the Smolensk
area ( identified, but has not yet been disclosed in the interest of
investigation ), painted in the style of Kazimir Malevich, Vasily
Kandinsky, Alexander Rodchenko , and then sold the family scam
fabric collectors of the major cities . attackers
special exhibitions and went on opening day , became acquainted with
connoisseurs of painting, were to them in confidence and if it turned out that
people with money , he casually predalagali buy any -
or the artist , which is supposedly the original, but never
exhibited . According to investigators, the picture as accurately
repeated stilistku famous avant-garde that the layman
indeed it would be difficult to recognize in them a fake.

[Konstantin]

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painted in the style of Kasimir Malevich

And sold for $ 50,000?

If we divide 13 million by 273.
and in such an industrial scale?
But Malevich any event.

Some sort of nonsense until served for the information.

[Allena]

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predalagali chance to buy him a picture of what -
or the artist , which is supposedly the original, but never
exhibited

As usual, the penny dimes ... Maybe it's the echoes of Chernigov stories ? Well, I do not believe that this so easily could have been sold , " Malevich " or the " Kandinsky "!

[Konstantin]

Just spoke with acquaintances of the Grabar Institute ( on another occasion ), and they say that they are related to this event is called from NTV, wanted to come to take comments. And that comment ? The air ?
Now all rush back , " a gang of antique " to discuss . Maybe this is the meaning, another shadow over the fence ?