An exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery grapples with how the museum ended up with ten fake works previously attributed to J.E.H. MacDonald, a member of the famous Group of Seven
Police are calling it ‘the biggest art fraud in world history’: the alleged forging of thousands of Norval Morrisseau paintings. But the problem is not new, and its consequences affect more than just wealthy collectors
Over this Christmas past, I had the pleasure of reading a book, written by Canadian art historian Jon S. Dellandrea, titled “The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case.” Due to my background in conservation and later as a curator, I had my own brush (pun intended) with fakes and forgeries, and will have something to say about that later. Dellandrea’s narrative is a fascinating one, and a warning for those who want to collect art.
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