73-year-old Chinese man wrote 63 the fake Rothko, Pollock, de Kooning and others
ARTinvestment.RU   27 августа 2013

In the case of the scandalous multi-million dollar fakes he was selling the now-closed Knoedler gallery, a new figurant — 73-year-old Chinese Pei Shen Qian. The prosecution believes him the author of more than 60 fake works by Rothko, Pollock, de Kooning, Motherwell and others

In the case of the scandalous multi-million dollar fakes he was selling the now-closed Knoedler gallery, a new figurant — 73-year-old Chinese. The court in new York considers its author 63 fake works by Rothko, Pollock, de Kooning, Motherwell and drugih@

which Lasted 165 years new York gallery Knoedler ceased its operation in 2011, and in just a few days after closing the gallery accused of selling fake paintings by Jackson Pollock for $ 17 million.. One after another were exposed and other fakes sold by Knoedler as a genuine painting by Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and other well-known authors. Main supplier of fakes was art dealer Glafira Rosales, which is now on trial for tax evasion and illegal Bank accounts abroad. During the years of cooperation with Rosales (1996-2008), the Knoedler gallery sold fakes at $ 63 million, of which a large proportion (43 million) left, and $ 20 million paid to the art dealer. Former owner and Director of gallery now deny his involvement in the Scam. And Glafira Rosales denies its vinu@

And so it became known, on whose fakes a talented art dealer and gallery have earned so many millions. The author of all 63 of fakes appearing in fact, was named the 73-year-old Chinese artist Pei Shen Qian (Qian Pei Shen). He came to the U.S. in 1981, in the early 1990's sold his works on the streets of Manhattan, where he eventually have noticed friend and business partner Rosales Jose Carlos Bergantinos Diaz (Jose Carlos Bergantiños Diaz). He offered him to write in the style of famous artists. Pei Shen Qian, who took some courses of painting, drawing and lithography at the school of art in Manhattan, agreed. For every fake he got a little bit: according to the investigation, one picture in 2005, the Chinese has paid 5,4 thousand dollars, the other in December of the same year the artist was saved 7 thousand dollars. When you consider how much for this work, subsequently paying customers Knoedler, the author is clearly a bad bargain. Executed the Chinese work then got to the partner of Rosales, who tried in every way to wear them is heated, cooled, exposed to the sun etc. Fake fell on the counter Knoedler and gone for millions, and Pei Shen Qian continued to live modestly with his wife in their house in Queens. According to neighbors, the artist returned to China. The FBI raided his house. So far, the Chinese artist has not been charged with official obvineniy@

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Sources: nytimes.com, nytimes.com, telegraph.co.uk