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Warhol board bites the dust

Few will mourn its demise

Helen Stoilas and Charlotte Burns
1 November 2011
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Will the art world mourn the dissolution of the Warhol Authentication Board—and will it destabilise the market in works by the multi-million-dollar artist? Many in the New York art world say not, after a number of expensive law cases, including one brought by Joe Simon-Whelan, above, raised questions about the degree to which it will ever be possible to reach a consensus on “definitive” Warhol criteria.

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