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Monday, 11 May 2015 12:08

A German Art Dealer Has Been Accused of Attempting to Sell a Forged Giacometti Sculpture

Alberto Giacometti's 'Walking Man.' Alberto Giacometti's 'Walking Man.' Flickr

A 67-year-old assessor named Wolf G., and a 60-year-old art dealer named Hans K., have been accused of art fraud and the falsification of documents, in a court case that has been brought against a German ring who stand accused of knowingly attempting to put a forged Alberto Giacometti sculpture on the market, Süddeutsche Zeitung has reported.

Wolf. G's ex-wife Ulrike G., a 63-year-old solicitor and her 92-year-old mother have been accused of being accomplices. Wolf.

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