Art forgery

Five-year sentence in Norval Morrisseau forgery case

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Archival portrait of Norval Morrisseau painting at a table; the artist is not the convicted defendant.
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R. v. Voss et al., 2024 ONSC 5568, issued on 7 October 2024, records the 5 September sentencing of David Voss to five years in prison for his role in the scheme involving forged paintings attributed to Norval Morrisseau.

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Art forgeryNorval Morrisseau

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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