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Basquiat case update: community service and probation for Barzman

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Framed work with a disputed Basquiat attribution, illustrating the Barzman sentencing update.
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Following his plea, Michael Barzman received three years’ probation, 500 hours of community service and a fine. This updates the April 2023 proceedings.

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

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