Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Patrick White
Publication Date: July 2, 2025 - 21:13
Art dealer moved $450,000 worth of Morrisseau fakes, new court document reveals
July 2, 2025
An 84-year-old art dealer who pleaded guilty last week in a sprawling investigation into the distribution of counterfeit Norval Morrisseau artwork bought around 500 fakes for more than $450,000 and then distributed them across Canada, according to an agreed statement of facts released Wednesday.The document outlines his role in selling forgeries, while peeling back another layer of what investigators call the biggest case of art fraud in Canadian history, a major scheme that has tarnished the late Anishinaabe artist’s legacy.
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