The art dealer accepted his guilt after the authorities completed their investigation. He went as far as falsifying documents and claiming the works were sourced from reputable galleries.
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The back of the print had a stamp from the Carnegie Museum of Art; Bouaziz allegedly put it there to make the work look more authentic. Gervasi said he checked with theFoundation and Carnegie Museum and found that the museum was not authorized to produce and distribute “Superman” edition prints and had apparently not done so.
Each time, Gervasi and the undercover agents would document the pieces and their attendant provenance documents and find that they were faked. In their final sting, in late 2021, the Art Crime team agreed to purchase a collection of works by Basquiat, Haring, Banksy and Georgia O’Keeffe for $22 million. The team gave Bouaziz a downpayment in Bitcoin. Included in this collection was a work by Basquiat that Bouaziz was selling for $12 million.
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