Confessed to James Mayer can reduce the term of imprisonment from ten to three years and ten months. He agreed to reimburse 3.9 million dollars

Former assistant to Jasper Johns confessed to the theft and resale of works from the artist's Studio in Connecticut. James Meyer (James Meyer), aged 52, is accused of misappropriation of 22 works of Jasper Johns and their subsequent sale, where he earned 3.4 million dollarov@

Mayer worked as an assistant to the Patriarch of postwar American art for more than 25 years. According to prosecutors, the defendant was stealing work from 2006 to 2012 and sold them through a Manhattan gallery by convincing the owners that they were gifts from Jones. The title of the gallery at the trial were not disclosed. These were unfinished works that Jasper Jones was not allowed to sell. The gallery, according to the Prosecutor, was rescued in these studies is 6.5 million dollars. Mayer forged part numbers for the stolen items, to convince dealers that they are completed and approved by Jones for sale. Also assistant forged pages from the log book of works in the Studio. In these documents, which he copied and passed to the gallery owner, said that the work of Mayer were "donated". And so the deception was quickly discovered, with buyers works Mayer took the receipt that in the next eight years, the owners will not sell or give on vystavki@

After Mayer pleaded guilty, he faces up to 3 years and 10 months. The defendant agreed to pay 3.9 million dollars. The final hearing will take place on 10 December. So far, Mayer released under Salah@

This is not the first trial, involving former assistants of Jasper Johns. In January 2014 a former new York foundry Brian Ramnarin (Brian Ramnarine) admitted in court that tried to sell a fake copy of a bronze relief of Jasper Johns "Flag" (1960). The final verdict on the case Ramnarine be sentenced in September goda@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: bloomberg.com, courthousenews.com, artnet.com, artinvestment.ru