Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
A former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the museum in 2022 after it was raided by the FBI as part of a probe into ...
Aaron De Groft, Museum Director Accused in Fake Basquiat Scheme, Dies at 59
In Orlando, he staged a blockbuster exhibit of works said to be newly discovered paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat. He was fired when the paintings turned out to be forgeries.
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Insurers balk at $19.7M claim on fake Basquiat paintings seized by FBI
This 1982 untitled painting by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is displayed at the Orlando Museum of Art, June 1, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.. Credit: AP Questions about the artworks’ authenticity arose ...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
‘Tobacco versus Red Chief’, 1981-82, is one of the earliest paintings made by Jean-Michel Basquiat during his brief yet prolific career. In the 1970s, Basquiat gained attention as a graffiti artist ...
Ex-Orlando art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
Aaron De Groft, a former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the institution under a cloud in 2022 after it was raided by the FBI as part of an art fraud probe into more than two dozen ...
Insurers balk at $19.7M claim on fake Basquiat paintings seized by FBI
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two ...
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Insurers balk at $19.7M claim on fake Basquiat paintings seized by FBI
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings that were seized during an ...