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Visual Arts
Detail of alleged Whiteley Blue Lavender Bay was sold for $2.5 million to Sydney Swans chairman Andrew Pridham in 2007. Photo: Supplied
This week the case over three fake Brett Whiteley paintings has resurfaced in court. The paintings were allegedly made by conservator Mohame Aman Siddique and sold by art dealer Peter Stanley Grant. The pair have consistently pleaded their innocence.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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