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Art forgery is a crime. The original creators could, theoretically, be jailed for this.
by sandworm101 2y ago
Art forgery is a crime. The original creators could, theoretically, be jailed for this.
- debugnik 2y agoIs it still art forgery if the originals didn't exist? I think it's unclear whether these prototype designs were ever real or part of the scam.
- sophacles 2y agoYes. There have been cases of a "lost work" being discovered and then later it's found out that the work was a forgery. Here's an article with some examdples: https://magazine.artland.com/the-art-of-forgery-art-forgers-duped-world/ https://magazine.artland.com/the-art-of-forgery-art-forgers-...
- sleepybrett 2y agoThe first seller of record can simply say 'A customer brought these in, I bought them after getting them cgc rated. The rating agency signed off on them so I had no idea that they could be forgeries' .. repeat back for their seller ad infinitum.