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Pietro Franesi

Pietro Franesi review: Unethical behavior 2

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I am Mary Boone. I have been an art dealer for almost fifty years, but I've never had something like this happen before. I'd like to help other people to be aware of this conman and his lies.

PIETRO FRANESI wrote numerous emails to my gallery, made appointments to see works for sale, and even came in personally to speak with me. He tried to buy a work and supplied his client's name and address so that an invoice could be drawn up. However, after looking up the information he provided, it turned out that the client did not exist and the address was fake.

The only good thing about this is at least he had a sense of humor - - the name he provided translated literally means “red face, ” so clearly Franesi had planned to cheat me from the start and be embarrassed about it.

Franesi himself simply disappeared after attempting to make this deal with my gallery and did not answer any subsequent phone calls or emails. He also did not show up for the appointment he made with me the next day.

Looking into Franesi's own background only revealed more lies, stretching back almost ten years. Despite making himself appear to have both connections and funding, all of his websites are free blogs he makes himself and most of them lead to empty pages. He had supposedly owned NY1Art Gallery at 515 W 25 Street but that was also just a fake address.

You should just know that this man is psychotic and has been scamming honest people for years.

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CNyc
, US
Dec 25, 2018 10:02 pm EST

Thank you for taking the time to write this Mary. I am a professional artist, and Pietro tried to scam me many years ago, when I was starting my career. Luckily, I was warned by one of his victims.

Today I received another email from him, under the name “Nicole Kulovany.” It appears that he never bothered to change his domain name. The website shows a picture of what appears to be a parking lot, claiming it is a gallery. I am shocked and surprised that this guy is still not in jail, and that he’s had the nerve to contact me once again.

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Franesi Pietro
, IT
Oct 07, 2018 7:41 am EDT

Dear Madame Mary Boone,
this is my CERTIFICATION OF NO PENDING CASE.
Can you post your CERTIFICATE?
Thank you.
About your writing.
You are a liar.
I have kept our correspondence and will publish it entirely.
You are part of a system that has been enriched without scruples and criminal methods and you are angry with me because I do not bend to certain dirty systems to do business.
Your time is over. Fortunately.

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