Florida museum chief tried to make millions from exhibition of fake Basquiat art, lawsuit claims
by Richard Luscombe from on (#6DX03)
Aaron De Groft hoped to pocket commissions from auction of the works at show he arranged that was revealed to be a scam
Trustees of a Florida art gallery are suing its former director, claiming he conspired to cash in on the exhibition and sale of fake paintings purportedly by the neo-expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Aaron De Groft hoped to pocket tens of millions of dollars in commissions from auction of the works after legitimizing" them during a 2022 show he arranged at the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA), according to the lawsuit filed in central Florida on Monday and reported by the New York Times.
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