Art forgery

Larry Ulvi sentenced in Mark Tobey art-forgery scheme

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Counterfeit painting attributed to Mark Tobey in the Ulvi case. Mark Humpal via Oregon Live / Artnet News.
Counterfeit painting attributed to Mark Tobey in the Ulvi case. Mark Humpal via Oregon Live / Artnet News. Image source ↗
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Larry Ulvi received a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud. The scheme included forged paintings attributed to Mark Tobey, and investigators found signature-practice sheets. This report records a sentence following a guilty plea.

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

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