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Forgery, Fakery
Here are the developments in the few days that have ensued since we published the full case study of Brian Falk and his wife Malene Hansen who were sold what appears to be a fake Salvador Dali... Read MoreArticle, November 12, 2008
Park West Gallery sells Brian Falk a fake Dali print and then puts the Falks through an absolute nightmare, dragged out over several years when they try to get help from customer services... Read MoreArticle, October 24, 2008
Richard and Tracey English tell how they were sold fraudulently overpriced art by Park West at Sea aboard the Carnival cruise ship Miracle. This is another in the series of case studies of report... Read MoreArticle, October 18, 2008
A former Park West auctioneer, Gavin Watson, who pioneered art auctions on cruise ships before Park West Gallery ever got involved or Park West at Sea was formed. Play VideoVideo, October 10, 2008
Robert and Debra English tell how they were sold fraudulently overpriced art by Park West at Sea on their honeymoon aboard the Carnival cruise ship Miracle in July 2006. They were sent different... Read MoreArticle, October 3, 2008
Stephen and Kimberly Wood tell how they were sold art which was fraudulently overpriced by Park West at Sea on their honeymoon aboard the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship... Read MoreArticle, October 1, 2008
AUCTION GIANT SOTHEBY’S WEIGHS IN...on the subject of authentication of "ORIGINAL" Salvador Dali works of art. On September 3, 2008, Sotheby’s Vice President of Impressionist and Modern Art issue... Read MoreArticle, September 23, 2008
The following description of the various ways that cruise ship art auctioneers and associates trick the auction attendees and clients and rip them off for their own profit and the profit of the... Read MoreArticle, August 31, 2008
Five part video series in which Fine Art Registry takes Salvador Dali prints to world renowned Dali experts and authorities in Stuttgart Germany, Paris France and New York for their expert Play VideoVideo, August 28, 2008
Photographs provided by the Salvador Dalí Archives Ltd., of New York City. Their provenance is Mara and Giuseppe Albaretto, Turin, Italy.... Read MoreArticle, August 28, 2008
A response to the recent outbreak of lies and slander about Albert Field, The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, and related matters.... Read MoreArticle, August 15, 2008
If it isn’t bad enough that fine art buyers and collectors are surrounded by a system of poor oversight in the presentation of authenticity of artworks for sale, various laws legalize the product... Read MoreArticle, July 1, 2008
Where do the Dali prints sold by Park West come from? The first step in examining this subject is to have a look at what Park West themselves say about the origins of the Dali prints they sell... Read MoreArticle, June 23, 2008
Fake originals and prints are a huge industry, and a scourge on the art market today. This is a study of forgery and fraud concerning two Salvador Dali limited edition prints.
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Greed is a powerful motivator. Greed motivates people to succeed in business, in politics, and in crime. The business of fine art is not immune to this powerful force. Greed can motivate art deal... Read MoreArticle, March 13, 2008
In recent years, as the Chinese painting and fine art market has continued to heat up and become more of an investment potential, the risk of fakes and forgeries has become a major concern... Read MoreArticle, May 22, 2007
The late Richard Diebenkorn was a California modernist painter, world famous for his large-scale abstract paintings. He is recognized for his striking use of color and for moving between figurati... Read MoreArticle, October 23, 2006
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