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The art market, is the last
unregulated frontier of commerce. Art WatchDog is here, ready to expose the scammers, thieves and frauds that thrive in the dark, before your hard earned money disappears down that proverbial drain, taking with it the reputations and often the livelihood of many a talented artist. They're now on notice. |
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"6,000 bronzes have entered the market"
Rodin, Barye and Maillol are just a few of the French sculptors reproduced
by Guy Hain who awaits judgment this month Elizabeth Taylor denies Van Gogh stolen by Nazis LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor is fighting a family's claims that a Vincent van Gogh painting she owns was taken from one of their ancestors by Nazis How fine art dealer "Forged" a lavish lifestyle
John Lehmann March 11, 2004 A respected Manhattan art dealer masterminded a multimillion-dollar international art scam in which he bought up works by 19th century French artists, forged them and sold off the fakes through prestigious auction houses, the feds charge. New York art dealer faces fraud charges LARRY McSHANE, NEW YORK (AP) - An alleged double-dealing art dealer peddled both forged and original paintings by Chagall, Renoir and Gauguin, collecting millions of dollars from unsuspecting buyers, authorities said. Art scam artist guilty of laundering money on eBay SACRAMENTO (AP) - A con artist who faked famous art and sold it on eBay pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal money laundering charges. Suit questions gallery's RenoirsDennis Wagner Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the celebrated French Impressionist, once mused,
"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the
world."
"Rima Fine Art" and "House of Renoir" not the real deal after all. On Jun 18 "Rima Fine Art", "House of Renoir", Tracy Penwell and Dror Darel managed to place a TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) on us for publishing information questioning the authenticity of the Renoir Sculptures in their gallery and on their web. Forcing us to remove information from our web. The information in question is now back and marked with *. This restraining order was obtained without us having an opportunity to respond in court. A court date was scheduled for July 3 2003. Documents were to be exchanged between the parties on June 30th and depositions were scheduled for July 1 2003. After the Rima bunch and their attorneys received our documents they withdrew from their attempt to obtain a restraining order against us. In effect admitting that they have no case and that what we have said can not be disputed in court. Fake Renoir sculptures in Scottsdale* A letter from the Renoir and Guino family points out that most of the Renoir sculptures at the "Rima Fine Art Gallery" in Scottsdale AZ, owned by Tracy Penwell and run by Dror Darel are FAKE. The original plasters the gallery claims are in their collection are actually at the SUSSE Foundry in Paris click to see document. MUCH MORE TO COME Con Men and Fake Art Lying, stealing, forging, illegal copying and illegal investment schemes.
Evan Wall Carter also known as Michael Harrison
was arrested at 8 a.m. Thursday January 9 2003. This is one con man that is
now off the internet due to the efforts of all the people involved. Standards Australian is seeking industry agreement for a new national code of conduct and on-line register for the art industry to stamp out art forgeries, which cost art buyers millions of dollars. Art fraud has reached epidemic proportions around the world with thousands of people falling victim every year. Know what you are buying. Read about your field of interest and get acquainted with the prices in auction catalogs and different shops before you start buying.
By Alberto Chailosky I am sure you did not know they were stolen at the time of purchase. Mr. Rosenbaum can be quite slick and deceiving. I need to know if you own one of these pieces. I have NO intention of prosecuting you , or asking for my work back. Accused of amassing large amounts of money by selling fakes of modern masters on the art market as newly rediscovered works. It is also alleged that he corrupted valuable art archives - including those at the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum - by forging histories for the works, thereby damaging "British heritage" and potentially ruining the reputations of the artists involved. In 1985, an art dealer in Missouri purchased a Renoir painting entitled La Loge (also called Au Theatre) for $191,000. He later learned the painting was a fake and was copied from an existing Renoir located in Paris. The scam is old, but the twist is new: peddling fraudulent art as an investment. Well at least protect yourself from art fraud. 1. Internet Buying Guide 2. Check Your Collection For Consumers from the Federal Trade Commission
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