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Art fraud investigation reveals fake Norval Morrisseau painting was on display at Winnipeg gallery – CBC

by ahnationtalk on June 26, 2024127 Views

Jun 26, 2024

Gallery says fraudulent artwork now in storage, hasn’t been displayed since 2013

A case investigators have called Canada’s largest art fraud investigation has revealed one of thousands of paintings falsely attributed to renowned Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau was once on display in Winnipeg’s biggest art gallery.

The fake artwork, called Astral Plain Scouts, was donated to the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq in 2000 by a private collector who got it from a gallery in Thunder Bay, Ont., said Stephen Borys, the Winnipeg gallery’s director and CEO.

The piece was last shown at the gallery in 2013 and is now in storage, after police notified the gallery on Friday it was confirmed to be a fraud following a years-long investigation.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/norval-morrisseau-wag-fake-painting-1.7246764

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