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Hudson Valley Art Dealer Helps Police Nab Forged Artwork Suspect Hudson Valley Art Dealer Helps Police Nab Forged Artwork Suspect
Hudson Valley Art Dealer Helps Police Nab Forged Artwork Suspect An Orange County art dealer helped state police bust an out-of-state man selling forged art pieces for hundreds of thousands of dollars. In November last year, state police in Middletown were contacted by a local art dealer in Wallkill, who reported that he had brokered a deal with Buckeye, Arizona, resident Gerrell Roberts, who allegedly sold him what was described as original Tom Wesselmann and Andy Warhol pieces that were part of his family’s collection. Police said that both pieces were sold to a private collector in Connecticut that same month, though the art dealer was later informed …

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by Zak Failla