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7:30 pm

Barton Civic Society – Fakes and Forgeries: The Art World’s Biggest Headache

3rd September 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Cost: See below Heritage
Joseph Wright Hall, Queen St
Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN18 5QP

It is estimated that as much as sixty per cent of art on the current market is fake. Marilyn Roberts returns to take a light-hearted look at how some of the world’s leading auction houses, galleries and museums have been fooled by forgers working from home, such as the infamous Garden Shed Gang of Bolton. […]

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