William Blundell (b. ?) is a Australian painter and art forger who painted forgeries for Sydney art dealer Germaine Curvers .
Blundell painted works with the style of, among others, Australian artists Charles Blackman , Arthur Boyd, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan, Lloyd Rees , Arthur Streeton, Brett Whiteley and also Claude Monet. According to Blundell, he sold them to Curvers as copies for decorative purposes only. He does not call them forgeries but "innuendos", works in the style of a specific artist. Many of the paintings were sold privately or at auction for up to $65,000. Blundell was an appointed executor of the Curvers' will.
In an interview with Four Corners Blundell claimed that he had painted at least 400 Whiteleys alone. Curves paid him from $20 to $400, depending on the subject and whether she intended to keep the painting or sell it. He estimated that Curvers would have earned maybe $400.000.
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