Late Final: : Copies So Real, You Couldn't Tell The Difference (Almost)

Copies So Real, You Couldn't Tell The Difference (Almost)

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This is Brian Ramnarine of Rego Park, Queens. He's a gifted craftsman who was commissioned to copy expensive works of sculpture by the original artists. The artists liked his work. Ramnarine liked his work, too. So he made a few extra copies of the expensive originals.

He then found some unwitting dupes, told them the copies were actually the originals, and sold them for a total of $100,000.

The dupes caught on, and called the cops. The cops hauled him in. He fessed up.

Today, a Queens judge told Ramnarine to pay his victims back, and then told him he had to serve five years probation, according to Queens prosecutors.

It's not the first time Ramnarine has wound up in a sticky dispute. He had some of his legitimate artwork auctioned off already, to pay off a $60,000 judgment by one art collector in 2001, according to artnet.

By Ed Moltzen · 26 November 2003

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where can I find the images of the sculptures
that are copies

Posted by: gertrude stein at February 6, 2004 11:45 AM

Brian offered to fund my film project a few years back and we went public with our pre-production. When he stopped supplying funding and support, we learned that he was in trouble with the Feds. Brian really made a mess of our project.

Posted by: Jim O'Connell at February 8, 2004 10:52 AM

do you have any followup on the BRIAN RAMNARINE STORY OF THE BRONZE COPIES? HE IS IN DUBAI

Posted by: hauser at April 5, 2004 03:58 AM

I am Brian Ramnarine's youngest son. If this information is true thank you. If it isn't and you making up lies about my dad I will have this website shut down.

Posted by: Brian P. Ramnarine at May 13, 2004 10:03 AM

This comment is for Brian Ramnarine's son.
Your father ruined my feature film project and after having demanded that we hold a press conference in my home state of Connecticut to announce our film production, he failed to fund this project.
Your father ruined my reputation in this state and caused my wife and family much mental distress.
Your father lied at every opportunity and cost us a great deal.
Just so you you know I'm telling the truth, I have the video tape from channel 3 news and several news clippings showing Brian's involvement in this film project.

Posted by: Jim O'Connell at June 30, 2004 01:10 PM