Art dealer Glafira Rosales sold fake works of Pollock, Rothko, Motherwell, de Kooning and others at $ 80 million

Art dealer Glafira Rosales on Monday in the hall of the new York district court in Manhattan has admitted that under the guise of original paintings Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Robert Motherwell was selling fakes, made by some artist from Queens. The court found Rosales guilty of fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. 

Glafira Rosales, while the only member of the scandal with fakes that had incurred criminal liability. Recall that we are talking about the largest in recent years Scam with fake works of art. Dealer Rosales was sold fakes of Pollock, Rothko, Motherwell, de Kooning and other 80 million dollarov@

Most of the fakes (63 million dollars) was sold through the now closed Knoedler gallery. The gallery still denies any involvement in the fraudulent scheme, although work on the forgeries from Rosales 43 million dollars. One only counterfeit the work of Jackson Pollock was sold for 17 million dollars.  Subsequently deceived the buyer sued Knoedler to court because of this work,, which, as many believe, and caused the hasty closure of the gallery, which existed in Manhattan 165 let@

In the course of investigation it was established that all fake — Rothko to Pollock — were written by a single person — a Chinese Pei Shen Qian (Pei Shen Qian), came to America in the 1980s. He sold his works on the street, when he noticed the other Rosales Jose Carlos Bergantinos Diaz (Jose Carlos Bergantiños Diaz) and asked him to write in the style of famous artists. Got Chinese for every several thousand dollars. Paintings by talented Chinese Jose Carlos Bergantinos Diaz artificially astarial and put them in your signature, after which they went on selling at such respected institutions as the Knoedler gallery, where he sold for millions of dollars. Neither Chinese artist, no friend Rosales allegedly there is now in the USA. Maybe after recognition Rosales will be followed by their arrest. The ideological leader of the fraudulent scheme have to pay to 81 million dollars compensation. It will deprive both at home and art collection. As for jail time, according to the law she's supposed to 99 years in prison; however, given its recognition, the period will probably be much Maniche@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

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