Art Scams

If you think you can not help make a difference just read about Evan Wall Carter and how several artists and Artspace2000 help put this man behind bars. We can do this if everyone does their part. So please help and lets not hear of another artist or person falling victim to yet another scam. If you have a lost or stolen images send us a copy and we will post it on the site.info@artspace2000.com

Special Report: 
Con Men and Fake Art Lying, stealing, forging, illegal coping and illegal investment schemes.


Evan Wall Carter Arrested
Evan Wall Carter also known as Michael Harrison was arrested at 8 a.m. Thursday January 9 2003. This is one con man that is now off the internet due to the efforts of all the people involved. The police have charged him with 42 counts of FELONY GRAND THEFT

Australians Are Hitting Back 
Standards Australian is seeking industry agreement for a new national code of conduct and on-line register for the art industry to stamp out art forgeries, which cost art buyers millions of dollars. Art fraud has reached epidemic proportions around the world with thousands of people falling victim every year. 



Beware of Marc Rosenbaum 

By Alberto Chailosky 
I am sure you did not know they were stolen at the time of purchase. Mr. Rosenbaum can be quite slick and deceiving. I need to know if you own one of these pieces. I have NO intention of prosecuting you , or asking for my work back.

John Drewe, 50, 
Accused of amassing large amounts of money by selling fakes of modern masters on the art market as newly rediscovered works. It is also alleged that he corrupted valuable art archives - including those at the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum - by forging histories for the works, thereby damaging "British heritage"
and potentially ruining the reputations of the artists involved. 

Well-Traveled Renoir
In 1985, an art dealer in Missouri purchased a Renoir painting entitled La Loge (also called Au Theatre) for $191,000. He later learned the painting was a fake and was copied from an existing Renoir located in Paris.

Fraudulent Credit Cards used to Purchase Artwork
So we called the issuing bank and, sure enough they were all stolen numbers from Americans.

RENOIR Sculptures at the "Rima Fine Art" gallery Scottsdale AZ Are they Forged Castings or are they The Real Deal ????
Mrs. Tracy Penwell 
2002

Mr. Dror Darel 
2002


“The Court States that Mr. Jean-Emmanuel RENOIR and Mrs. HERNANDEZ, by promoting forged castings and issuing certificates of authenticity have also become jointly responsible,”
1...Artspace200 sent an email asking for House of Rima fine Art to tell us their side but unfortunately we never did get a response

2*** Artspace2000 received a phone call on June 20 from the acting attorney for House of Rima fine Art promising to send us a detailed email with all the correct facts relating to this story. 

3...Email received from Emmanuel Renoir and Louise Hernandez-Renoir 


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Lizardi/Harp Gallery 
Here is the story of my bad experience with the gallery in Pasadena California. by Wim Heldens


Suspicious email contact
I want to view your paintings (or sculptures). Hope you have a variety of them. I am willing to make a choice and also make a purchase of them.



**Remember everyone is innocent until proven guilty and that is why we
recommend that you read the information and then make up your 
own minds

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