Art forgery

Curator admits taking works and replacing them with fakes

Guangzhou, China · Source report date:

Xiao Yuan in court; China Culture
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Reporting based on the court’s statement says Xiao Yuan admitted taking 143 works from the academy library. Judgment was pending.

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Art forgery

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

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