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by: sylvie levesque

Importance of Provenance


Dali Fakes #8
Dali Fakes #8: Creating 'Provenance', Park West Gallery and Salvador Dali Prints
In addition to bearing forged Dali signatures, much of the provenance provided by Park West Gallery to support the authenticity of the graphics it has sold at cruise ship art auctions, is... Read More
Article, August 13, 2009



Art Forensics #2 - Forensic Science and Provenance Research
Art Forensics #2 - Forensic Science and Provenance Research: Questioned Documents
Authenticating works of art is grounded in the process of scientific analysis, provenance research, and connoisseurship. Provenance research focuses on establishing a document trail indicating... Read More
Article, July 27, 2009



Art Forensics #1 - Introduction
Art Forensics #1 - Introduction: Forensic Science under Attack by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
The following is an introduction to Forensics or Forensic Science. The introduction will be followed by a series of articles focusing on the areas of evidence supporting art authenticity... Read More
Article, July 13, 2009



Illicit Cultural Property Trade
Illicit Cultural Property Trade: and the 1970 UNESCO Convention
In the past few years, the media has covered a number of stories relating to the looting of antiquities and other cultural property. The sacking of Iraq’s National Museum soon after the fall of... Read More
Article, May 12, 2009



Authenticating Art by the Numbers
Authenticating Art by the Numbers: The Fine Art Authenticity Score (FAAS)
Fine art authenticity moves on a continuum from copies, to fakes, to works created by the artist apprentices from the schools operated by the master, to works attributed to the master, and... Read More
Article, April 24, 2009



The Certificate of Authenticity
The Certificate of Authenticity: Rely on it at Your Own Risk
Between 1986 and 1994, British master art forger John Myatt painted 200 new works and passed them off as originals by nine modern masters. Myatt succeeded with the help of accomplice... Read More
Article, August 13, 2007



The Hallmark of Authenticity, Origin
The Hallmark of Authenticity, Origin: or Artist, Secure Your Own Provenance!
California truck driver Teri Horton bought a painting for $5 in a San Bernardino thrift shop in the early 1990s. She showed her painting to an art teacher who thought it could be by American abst... Read More
Article, July 20, 2007



Getting to the Truth of Authentication
Getting to the Truth of Authentication
"Authentication" and "Provenance" defined. Before I launch into the meat of this article, I think it is appropriate to begin with defining two important terms used frequently in the visual art ma... Read More
Article, December 17, 2006



Certificates of Authenticity
Certificates of Authenticity: Are they Worth the Paper they are Printed on?
It sounds strange to question the validity of such a time honored, dyed-in-the-wool institution as certificates of authenticity for artwork, doesn’t it? However, if you stop to think about it for just a moment ... Read More
Article, June 21, 2006



Art, The Endangered Pieces
Art, The Endangered Pieces
After nine long months the baby is finally born. It’s a girl! In the hospital she is quickly tagged so that there can be no confusion as to which baby belongs to which mother. She is given a name... Read More
Article, April 12, 2006



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