Tatiana Khan, a Los Angeles art dealer, has plead guilty to federal charges alleging that she commissioned a fake Picasso and then sold it as an original.
Khan apparently paid an art restorer $1,000 to copy Picasso's 1902 pastel, Woman in the Blue Hat, then sold the piece for nearly 2 million dollars, claiming that it was an original. She will appear in federal court on felony charges of lying to the FBI and witness tampering. The maximum sentence for her crimes is 25 years in prison, though her plea agreement recommends only 21 months.
I wonder if the art restorer knew that she planned to sell the copy? What reputable art restorers take on copy work for their clients? Definitely an interesting case of art crime and intrigue.
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