LA Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Forged Basquiat, Warhol Works

March 11th, 2020

An LA man will plead guilty to art fraud for attempts to sell $6m in forged paintings attributed to artists like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Philip Bennet Righter would buy fake works on eBay then forge certificates of attribution, ultimately selling the works at a substantial markup.

Read more at The Guardian