Izmailovo Moscow court yesterday sentenced artist Alexander Chernov and his daughter. According to the Court, published by news agencies, convicted forged paintings and graphics of Russian avant-garde, and then sold. On fake works of art of them had earned 20 million rubles. Chernov was sentenced to four years in prison, his daughter Dina - for two.

According to investigators, Chernov created an organized criminal group, which in addition it included his twin brother (the case against him was terminated due to his death in a car crash), and a daughter. In addition, some fake paintings they ordered another fellow artists. Dean Chernoff under an assumed name sold fake paintings, which were allegedly brought from Samarkand.

According to RIA Novosti, February investigation reported that about 800 Chernovs come true fakes, including paintings, allegedly by and Natalya Goncharova . In total, the works were sold for 20 million rubles - for this amount the victims have filed suits them.

Some fakes are sold at the fair "Izmailovo Vernissage", as well as in commercial and hospitality complex "Izmailovo". In addition to the fake paintings garde there Chernovs exhibited and sold under the guise of a genuine work of social realism.

Source: tvrain.ru

Comment AI

comment in our time decision Court of the inquiry in the arts, and even in the retelling news agency ? This is a direct by-Chelyabinsk austere set of uncertainties!

But you can ignore: imagine that you dropped from the moon, and then the situation will cease to look so absurd. For example, do not find it strange that not some ingenious dealers and people like fools, sold to bona fide purchasers of more than 800 paintings by an average of 25 thousand rubles each. More than 800! It's now-dead market. Yes, any of the Seller's gallery with hands blown off and enrich. For comparison, we have a full year in all Russian auctions sold about 5,000 paintings and drawings. That is, these guys alone did 16 percent of turnover, in pieces.

Next will easily believe that people who buy "Malevich" and "Goncharova" his hat crackers, erred in good faith with respect to identity. That is, to believe that there are idiot who did not know the Internet, but boldly investing in the Russian avant-garde, as they are absolutely ignorant. No, well, in life, of course, a lot happens. For example, if we are out of the air will go to buy "exotic" such as uranium or drugs, you probably go home with a copper pyrite and detergent. That's just who to blame?

seriously, then we must admit that a few years ago on the internet from low-grade counterfeit vanguard dazzled eyes. These were the same type, as if on a conveyor belt made completely self-made "falshaki", with the same birochki and logo sticker (more information can be found in our old paper « Fakes of mass destruction» ). At minimum nasmotrennosti they can distinguish even inexperienced people. Perhaps this low grade of "lime" were those whose authors will soon go to the colony. I do not know, but it is possible. To such fakes often people fall out of laziness (not checked prices on the forums or at the auction) or greed (only suckers pay for millions of Malevich, and here everything is cheaper on the Internet.) There certainly are those who have been victims of psychological treatment, "relatives took the picture, leaving to Israel", "found in the attic of her grandmother," "collection of general security in Central Asia", "trophy from Germany" and other tales. Stories are different, but it is always muddy.

It should be noted that over the past two years this barrage of homemade "psevdoavangarda" much sleep. Can tell the forum. "Birochki" were very rarely get into our field of vision. Clearly, the market has become more mature, more information, and attackers from the art will now have to sweat more.

Actually, what of this, you can learn a lesson? It happens that the poor guy who bought a fake, trying to sell his grief on the internet to recover at least part of the money. That is, trying to find the same careless buyer and sell him your fake. Story by Alexander Chernov shows than you could end up - the 159th article of the Criminal Code, fraud. In short, be careful. But if you suddenly found themselves with a "subscription Lentulov" on your hands, then perceive it as a sign from above - lock in the closet and is regarded as a fee for science. Nothing to be ashamed of: almost every experienced collector also has a closet.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI