Author, Art Fraud
Investigator and Storyteller

Two books stacked on top of each other on a grey background, titled The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case by Jon Dellandrea.

PUBLICATIONS

Jon S. Dellandrea’s The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case: The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson Forgeries is a thrilling ride inside the investigation into one of the largest art frauds in Canadian history, ensnaring an auction house, many galleries, and threatening the value of the work of some of the country’s most famous painters.

Art Crimes Blog
The Flood Continues
The Flood Continues

Recent news demonstrates the sublime temptation of art forgery.

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The fool’s gold of art forgery is a problem of the art world’s own making
The fool’s gold of art forgery is a problem of the art world’s own making
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The Morrisseau Forgery Case of 2023 and the Ghosts of the Great Canadian Art Fraud Case of 1963
The Morrisseau Forgery Case of 2023 and the Ghosts of the Great Canadian Art Fraud Case of 1963

What goes around comes around…

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Art Fraud Case comes full circle at the Arts and Letters Club
Art Fraud Case comes full circle at the Arts and Letters Club

History never repeats itself, but it often rhymes.

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Ingenious Imitations
Ingenious Imitations

Cornelius Krieghoff’s acclaimed paintings of nineteenth-century Canada are found in galleries and private collections around the world. But many of the works attributed to him are actually forgeries.

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News & Events
On CBC’s The Current
On CBC’s The Current

Jon joined CBC’s Mark Kelley for a discussion of the Case on The Current.

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Buyer beware: Book warns Group of Seven forgeries might resurface (Review)
Buyer beware: Book warns Group of Seven forgeries might resurface (Review)
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Art Fraud on The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Art Fraud on The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Watch Dellandrea talk art fraud on The Agenda with Steve Paikin.

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Upcoming Event: Virtual Live Q&A with Art Canada Institute
Upcoming Event: Virtual Live Q&A with Art Canada Institute

Join a live Q&A with Jon S. Dellandrea and Art Canada Institute Executive Director Sara Angel on November 28, 5-6pm EST.

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A “lively and entertaining whodunit” — Galleries West
A “lively and entertaining whodunit” — Galleries West

Galleries West review shines light on the central questions of the Great Canadian Art Fraud Case.

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NEWS & EVENTS

BIOGRAPHY

Jon S. Dellandrea is a Canadian educator and author. He is a senior fellow at Massey College, chair emeritus of the Art Canada Institute, and a Member of the Order of Canada. His articles on fakes and forgeries in Canadian art have appeared in the Literary Review of Canada and Canada’s History.