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    The Fake Frans Hals and Art World Forgery

    In 2011, an obscure painting attributed to Dutch Old Master painter Frans Hals entered Sotheby's orbit. Titled Portrait of a Man, it sold for USD 11.2 million in a private New York sale. Five years later, the portrait’s scandal broke. Technical analyses indicated that the painting was possibly a forgery.…

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