Alec Baldwin slipped the replay instead of the original
ARTinvestment.RU   17 августа 2016

Instead of a picture of Ross Bleckner "the Sea and the mirror" in 1996 he sold copies 2010-го years dated, however, 1996-м

forgery actor Alec Baldwin has accused the gallery owner Mary Boone (Mary Boone), several decades engaged in the sale of works by artist Ross Bleckner (Ross Bleckner, 1949).

About 10 years ago, Alec Baldwin liked the work of Ross Bleckner "the Sea and the mirror" (1996). It was printed on the invitation card for the exhibition of the artist in the gallery, Mary Boone. The work was in a private collection: owner purchased it in 2007-м at Sotheby's for $121 000. In 2010, Baldwin approached Mary Boone with a request to contact the collector and negotiate the resale of the work to him. After a while, the gallery owner said that the collector did not object, but including the fee of the owner and the gallery, the price of "the Sea and the mirror" was already $190 000. Baldwin agreed.

And here the picture was taken. But the happiness was short-lived. Baldwin noticed that it differs from the original, and smells like new. Comparison with photographs of the original work, sold at Sotheby's, confirmed his fears: sold him a copy. However, in this author's repetition was the date "1996" and even the same number as the original work. The actor accused the gallery owner in conscious fraud.

Mary Boone said through a lawyer that Baldwin was supposed to know what to buy. "Baldwin is wrong in the fact that it is a copy@the semicolon is original and very good work Ross Bleckner", — claims lawyer galeristka. Sue the actor has not yet succeeded.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: nytimes.com, artnet.com, artinvestment.ru