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Scots Picasso faker accused of trying to sell dodgy Vettriano and Sargent artwork

An artist who claimed he’d found a £100million Picasso in his attic, which was exposed as a fake, has been accused of attempting to sell more dodgy artworks.

Dominic Currie hit the headlines in 2015 when he claimed to have found the masterpiece in a suitcase with other valuables – gifted to his mother by a Russian soldier.

His story fell apart when art experts insisted it was a fake and he later admitted the whole story was made up as an “experiment”.

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