She admitted in court that the works of art "were actually fakes created by an individual residing in Queens''.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24124107
The artist who painted the fakes, 73-year-old Pei-Shen Qian, won't be charged and has returned to his native China, prosecutors said.
The paintings were said to be never-before-exhibited and previously unknown works of art by artists including Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
They are counterfeit / fake only in that they were attributed to famous artists and therefore sold for a lot of money. Does the revelation mean that viewers should no longer appreciate them for their qualities?
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