The case against Sutherland arose out of an investigation into Vincent Lopreto, an art dealer from Laguna Beach, California, who admitted filling eBay with Hirst forgeries,The New York Times reports.
Mr. Sutherland, an amateur art collector, bought several forged works from Mr. Lopreto, believing them to be real, but when Sotheby’s refused to authenticate one of his works Mr Sutherland tried to sell it, along with five others he had bought from Mr. Lopreto, without disclosing Sotheby’s decision.
20 May 2014
