Art forgery

Düsseldorf museum identifies a supposed Malevich as inauthentic

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Düsseldorf museum identifies a supposed Malevich as inauthentic
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The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen said technical examination dated the materials of Black Rectangle, Red Square to 1950 or later. Kazimir Malevich died in 1935. The painting had been donated to the museum in 2014. Image shows the disputed painting, photographed by Achim Kukulies.

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