Art forgery

Brian Ramnarine sentenced over counterfeit bronze sculptures

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Detail of the counterfeit Flag in the Ramnarine case. Image reproduced by the Center for Art Law.
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Brian Ramnarine received 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud involving bronzes falsely presented as works by Jasper Johns, Robert Indiana and Saint Clair Cemin. The scheme included an attempted sale of a counterfeit Johns Flag.

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Art forgeryRobert IndianaSaint Clair Cemin

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

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