5 biggest counterfeiters in art history
1/ Hans van Meegeren, the Vermeer more real than life "I painted it myself. I painted them all…" To escape the death penalty, incurred...
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Leonardo da Vinci, 5 most important works
Mona Lisa It is undeniably the most famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, but also of the world. It is the many mysteries that continue...
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Klimt painting stolen 22 years ago, reappears.
For the Italian press, it is the second most sought after work in the world; it is estimated 60 million euros. Portrait of a Lady is an...
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Bambach attributes the Leonardo Da Vinci sold $ 450M to an assistant of the Master
Carmen C. Bambach publishes on June 25 a study attributing the painting largely to an assistant of the master. We can not see it anymore...
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Did Wildenstein NY sell a fake Bonnard? Art authentication is disputed.
An "ingenious falsification" . For example, Greenway II LLC, a consortium of American collectors, describes Still Life as a fruit basket...
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The gift of a Douanier Rousseau painting to a French museum is a " fake "
The gift was too good to be honest. The director of the Museum of Naive Arts and Unique Arts of Laval, revealed on April 8 that landscape...
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Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous is the conclusion of experts from the Uffizi in Florence.
To come to this conclusion, the researchers studied the drawing entitled Il Paesaggio (Landscape), the oldest work of the Tuscan...
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The art authentication of a recovered Picasso stolen 20 years ago , could be denied.
Stolen in 1999 on a yacht moored in Antibes France, a Portrait of Dora Maar by Picasso, reappears twenty years later in Amsterdam,...
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Art authentication obtained by scientific analysis, is it possible?
Authentication of a painting with the help of scientific analysis The analysis of paint helps to 1- identify the manner an artist is...
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An Art authentication, 100% trustful?
How to be sure that the painting you buy is 100 % authentic ? Unless you bought a painting directly from an artist, and that you have a...
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1700 "Real" fake Rodin Sculptures sold for $ 60Millions worldwide...
The saga of the “Real” fake Rodin sculptures again in justice courts Industrial made fakes or are they simple posthumous casts? The Court...
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Complete glossary used in the art business .
Art is on the internet, in big and small auctions, in thrift stores, galleries, fairs, EVERYWHERE because with art is involved a lot of...
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Art authentication is not a rigorous science!
Many scandals in the art world have caused lots of damage not only to the auction houses but also to the reputation of galleries, museums...
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Too good to be true! An artwork, attributed to Banksy, located in the city of Ferrol, northern Spain
The painting showing two Civil Guardia kissing on a white wall, with the message "reserved for Banksy", appeared in April in the city of...
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The provenance of an artwork is essential to obtain a certificate of authenticity.
The provenance is the study of ownership of an artwork. It is essential in the research of authenticity of an artwork, the ownerships,...
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12 Steps defining an artwork
The 12 steps defining an artwork 1- the support used: canvas, paper, wood panel, etc. 2-the quality of the rendering: finishing, details,...
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What an art expert should provide in an art authentication research. 7 steps.
For example, a client in Abu Dhabi consults me to make a research on a Picasso he discovered in his attic. Step 1: First, I ask the...
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Art experts and the fakes in art, credibility of "internet" experts.
Second meeting of the “Compagnie Nationale des Experts” , which is the National Company of experts in France. President CNE, Mr. Castaing...
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Don't be like Mr. Currie who did find a Picasso worth $160Millions in his attic!
A fine art expert will not act like this Great Britain gentleman . Here is his story about finding a 160 Million $ painting by Picasso in...
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An art authentication research made a customer unhappy but at the end....
So much customers spending tons of money to have a poor research for authentication. Recently a customer contacted me with what she...