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For two decades, Martin Lang enjoyed what he thought was a Marc Chagall masterpiece hanging in the hallway of his family home. Mr Lang, a no-nonsense Yorkshire businessman, had bought the painting in 1992 for £100,000 and while he adored the work, he also expected to see a return one day on his investment.

This week, however, the painting — to Mr Lang’s horror — will be burnt in Paris in the presence of a French magistrate. The Chagall Committee, a group of experts including two of the artist’s granddaughters, and which is the sole authenticator of his work, has declared the painting a fake and ordered its destruction to deter other forgers.

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