When Ron Pollard, an architectural photographer from Colorado, legally acquired a hoard of Russian avant-garde paintings, he couldn’t believe they were real. But they were; all the experts he asked agreed. Anyone connected to the Russian government, however – oligarchs, Russophile dealers, and so on – insisted they were forgeries. Are all of his 160 paintings fakes? Or is he sitting on a collection appraised at over $50 million? He talks to Greg Olear about his story, a lost school of painting, and the ultimate purpose of art. Plus: a song for the owner of the Speaker.

Follow Ron on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ifoundmalevich_film/

Art of the Zero website, to view the collection:
http://artofthezero.com/

Virtual museum of orphan Russian avant garde art:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBmmgls6wUQ

The film “I Found Malevich:”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9q22pQ5hdc



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