Fake art in big demand

By The Newsroom
Published 27th Sep 2007, 13:55 BST
Updated 28th Sep 2007, 08:57 BST
ART lovers are expected to flock to a South Yorkshire gallery tomorrow – to snap up fake paintings.

Buyers are being limited to one item per person and a doorman is being put on duty to control the crowds expected at the Limited 2 Art shop, in The Courtyard, Bawtry, Doncaster for painter John Myatt’s visit.

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Shop owner Ruth Worsman suspects unscrupulous dealers will pose as collectors to buy the fakes, which are in the style of Monet.

With a movie believed to be starring George Clooney being made about the art forger’s amazing life, the value of his works is shooting up.

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