Man admits to helping make, sell fake Basquiat paintings: FBI

Name: Man admits to helping make, sell fake Basquiat paintings: FBI
Uploaded: 2023-04-13T02:12:48Z
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: A one-time auctioneer has admitted to federal authorities that he and another man forged paintings that they attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, hailed as the pioneer of American street art of the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. It is alleged that some of the recreations found their way into a 2022 exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) called Heroes and Monsters.

A one-time auctioneer has admitted to federal authorities that he and another man forged paintings that they attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, hailed as the pioneer of American street art of the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. It is alleged that some of the recreations found their way into a 2022 exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) called Heroes and Monsters.

Posted April 12, 2023 10:12pm EDT