Art forgery

Guilty plea in fake Peter Max painting scheme

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Nicholas Hatch unloading artworks; court documents / The Art Newspaper
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An estate-sales operator pleaded guilty to mail fraud after marketing paintings he knew were not by Peter Max with false authenticity claims. Sentencing was pending at publication.

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Art forgeryPeter Max

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

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