Fakes & copies
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It’s not a crime to sell a fake—unknowingly
The Art Newspaper reporter saw a trend towards later Chinese art, satisfied dealers active museums buyers—and some worrying fakes
“Trompe l’oeil: to fool the eye and to challenge the appraiser” is on in New York
In deciding that the certificate of the artist’s heir is no longer sufficient to prove a work’s authenticity, French courts will require auctioneers to be more thorough in future
Modern reconstructions with ancient materials have escaped detection until now
Dramatic rise in counterfeit bronzes on the market
Ali Baba’s cave of forgeries uncovered—the crucial evidence lay in the fake certificates
While there is some support for its attribution, doubt still lingers
“I’m right and you’re wrong!” “No, I’m right and you’re wrong!”
Fears are growing that the version in the St Petersburg is a replica
Leading expert queries items in exhibition, all of which come from private collections
Scotland Yard launches investigation into highly skilful counterfeits of antique Jasper and Black Basalt ware
“Renaissance” jewels in the National Gallery of Art are by the hitherto unknown faker
Rumours of fakes circulated
Row over dubious drawings comes to US
Where are the missing works and do their owners know they are fake?
As the Art Dealers Association of America’s annual Armory show drew to an end we talked to Gilbert Edelson, a founder member
Carbon dating for the Altamira caves, a penguin troubles sceptics at the submerged Grotte Henri Cosquer, and the sponge is a give-away at Alave
Perhaps it is better to journey than to arrive, as the authentication process of this work has encouraged significant research into kouroi sculpture
The Syndicat concluded that French legislation is incomplete in its definitions of reproductions and forgery
The show will proceed to to the Guggenheim despite confusion arising from a lack of transparent communication between Russian and US committee members
Attempts to control spread of fakes with thousands seized in New York
Criminal proceedings over early English pottery fraud
Experts complain that large number of fakes in the market makes it difficult to identify authentic works
It is estimated that between 65-80% of Giacometti furniture and sculpture offered at auction since 1986 is fake
By his own claim, his forged oeuvre numbers some 1,100 works ranging from “Mantegna” and “Giorgione” to “Van Dyck” and “Piranesi”
Over 20 years after it was originally written, Irving's book finally sees the sun
The "posthumous" sculptures passed through the hands several leading auction houses in Paris