It was a cause célèbre and the biggest case of alleged art fraud to come before the Australian criminal justice system, a $4.5 million sting drawing in one of the country's most gifted and ultimately tragic artists, Brett Whiteley, a heroin addict who died alone in 1992.
Whiteley on Trial investigates this remarkable case and exposes the avarice of the art world, the disdain for connoisseurship and the fragility of authenticity.
Gabriella Coslovich is a Melbourne journalist with more than 20 years experience, including 15 years at The Age newspaper where she specialised in arts writing and developed an extensive network of contacts in the arts world.
Winner of the Sisters in Crime: Davitt Awards 2018 for Best Non Fiction.
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Mon 29 June at 6:30PM
The Moat, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Join us for an exciting evening at The Moat, as we discover the voices poised to make their mark on Australian literature at the midwinter…
