08 January 2019 1 Min Read
Copycat crimes: Who gives a fake about art fraud in SA?
A work by Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, that went on auction in October 2018, was impounded by the Hawks.
Image: Gallo Images/GO!/Lawrette McFarlane
Image: Gallo Images/GO!/Lawrette McFarlane
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In October a painting by Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, SA’s best-known 20th century landscape painter, was impounded by the Hawks, and Outgoing premier Ace Magashule was implicated in its disappearance.
That is a particularly headline-grabbing example of an art crime, but what is the state of art theft in SA?
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