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Adventures with Van Goghblog

Two Van Gogh fakes in Washington? Strong evidence produced against early drawings at the National Gallery of Art

Revelations in new book about an attic discovery throw fresh light on Vincent’s decision to become an artist

a blog by Martin Bailey
Fakes & copiesnews

Two US museums plan to investigate their Gauguins after art sleuth says they are fake

Former Tahitian resident Fabrice Fourmanoir helped The Art Newspaper correctly identify a fake in the Getty Museum's collection earlier this year

Martin Bailey
Art marketcomment

Why the catalogue raisonné is the forger's bible

An international conference considered the challenges and risks— not to mention the sheer size of publications

Georgina Adam
Art marketcomment

Fakes! Why are we seeing so many counterfeits?

Artistic fraudsters are still pushing their luck—creating works ranging from the barely believable to the downright hilarious

Georgina Adam
Fraudarchive

Christie’s sold fake Knoedler Rothko ‘worth’ $4m

Christie's finds itself caught up in the ongoing forgery scandal

Laura Gilbert
Art marketarchive

How has the Hain affair affected the market?

Prices have never been higher, but selectivity is vital

Georgina Adam
Antiquities & Archaeologyarchive

Unsubstantiated claim of discovery of world's oldest Christian church

Archaeology in aid of tourism?

The Art Newspaper

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