I became a tad suspicious when...

"Taylor allegedly sold the collector more than 100 paintings -- including works that he falsely claimed were by artists such as Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko -- for a total of more than $2 million..." Read the full article at the LATimes here.

More than 100 works...with at least 1 painting by the Impressionist Master himself, and at least 3 paintings by Modern Masters, and we're only talking about $2 million? This reminds me vaguely of the "Rembrandt" Hotel Heist...where the Rembrandt was claimed to be worth (a mere) $250,000. The authenticity (and provenance) of that work are now being closely reconsidered.

Buyer Beware: if the deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.


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