In China's Red-Hot Art Market, Fraud Abounds

"A Hong Kong auction of fine Chinese paintings earlier this month raised $94.8 million, three times pre-sale estimates. In fact, China is now the world's biggest art market, according to the art information agency Artprice.

Yet all is not what it seems in the murky world of Chinese art auctions, including a painting that sold last year for more than $11 million, but appears not to be what was advertised."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  National Public Radio
On:  10/10/11
Website:  http://www.npr.org

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