Philip Hoffman

A Christie's moderator facilitates the sale of a piece of artwork titled "Homme Assis" by Pablo Picasso during a Christie's auction in Shanghai on September 26, 2013.

A master forger’s works go to auction — under his own name for once

October 23, 2014Arts

Eric Hebborn was used to seeing his paintings command high prices at auction, but only because people believed they were the works of famous artists. Now, almost 20 years after his death, some of his sketches are up for sale under his own name, giving his own talent its due.

A missing Chinese painting is just the latest example of artworks accidentally thrown away — or worse

April 9, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

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