Brett Whiteley fake art: Dealer and conservator guilty of Australia's biggest art fraud

By Mark Russell
Updated May 12 2016 - 7:23pm, first published 6:52pm
Art dealer Peter Gant has been found guilty of selling fake Brett Whiteley paintings.  Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Art dealer Peter Gant has been found guilty of selling fake Brett Whiteley paintings. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Two men have been found guilty of Australia's biggest art fraud, after selling forged paintings purported to be by famous Australian artist Brett Whiteley for $3.6 million.

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