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$80 Million Con.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- 60 Minutes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pei-Shen, Qian,.
- Freeman, Ann,.
- Knoedler.
- Modern.
- Criminology.
- Fraud.
- Paintings.
- Artists.
- Forgery.
- Local Subjects:
- Pei-Shen, Qian,.
- Freeman, Ann,.
- Knoedler.
- Modern.
- Criminology.
- Fraud.
- Paintings.
- Artists.
- Forgery.
- Genre:
- News story
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (13 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- A report on the most lucrative art fraud scam in history, in which the Knoedler Gallery, a prestigious New York art gallery with Ann Freeman as its president, sold fake works for 15 years. Nearly forty paintings, supposedly created by famous artists of the twentieth century: Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and more, were all fakes, painted by Pei-Shen Qian. Qian is an artist who lived in Queens and fled to China, where he was later indicted. Glafira Rosales confessed to playing a role in selling the fake paintings and is awaiting sentencing. Ann Freedman denies knowingly selling the forgeries and has had 10 civil lawsuits brought against her. Includes interviews with: Jack Flam, art historian; Jamie Martin, forensic art analyst; Domenico de Sole, chairman of Sotheby's; Greg Clarick, attorney; and Luke Nikas, attorney.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 11, 2023).
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