Judicial Investigation into the Authenticity of Exhibited Works of Art in the MSK Ghent

By Dirk Vanduffel - Monday, March 19, 2018
Judicial Investigation into the Authenticity of Exhibited Works of Art in the MSK Ghent

There is a judicial investigation of the authenticity of documents that were recently the object of an exhibition at the MSK in Ghent.

There is a judicial investigation of the authenticity of documents that were recently the object of an exhibition at the MSK in Ghent.

In the context of this investigation, home searches were carried out in various places by the Federal Judicial Police of East Flanders under the direction of the investigating judge in Ghent.

In view of the legal secret of the investigation, no further information can be provided for the time being.

Recently, 4 international art dealers have taken a civil claim because they believe that the fuss about the collection of Russian art in the MSK has caused the international art market economic damage and the museum has suffered reputational damage. This is what their lawyer Geert Lenssens reports to VRT NWS.

They are art dealers from New York and London, also a family member who manages the partrimony of an artist whose work was on display joined the 4 dealers in the claim.  

Image on top: Front view of the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent Belgium ©marie-julie, source: Wikipedia

 

Dirk defines the overall policy of ArtDependence Magazine, in addition to conducting interviews. He specializes in valuation and auctioning.

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