Spotlight on the World of Art

Fine Art Registry™ recently retained one of the world's foremost experts in fingerprint forgery and fabrication, Mr. Pat Wertheim, to examine the alleged Jackson Pollock fingerprints on the painting owned by Ken and Kathy Parker.

In the first-ever fingerprint forgery case of its kind, Mr. Wertheim has concluded his investigation. He will announce his findings at the upcoming International Association for Identification Conference in Nebraska on April 8th and 9th.

In a recent post on this forum, Mr. Wertheim explained: "Forgery of a fingerprint means placing a reproduction of the fingerprint on a surface itself, a surface never actually touched by a person, so that the forged print actually exists on the surface. Fingerprint forgery has been a plot device in numerous movies and novels and short stories, starting with Arthur Conan Doyle' story, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, which he wrote about Sherlock Holmes in 1893 - only one year after Galton's book Finger Prints was published. But in the history of fingerprints, only one actual case of a forged fingerprint has been documented and published - the case of Nedelkoff, the safe burglar. That was the only known case of true fingerprint forgery - UNTIL NOW. I have been fortunate to have been invited to examine fingerprints on a painting which, if genuine, would be valued in many tens of millions of dollars...At the request of my client, I cannot say more about the case yet this week, but the client has advised me my report will be filed in the next week or ten days, and I can talk openly about the case when Nebraska Division has its conference. This will be only the second known case of true fingerprint forgery known in the history of fingerprints."

And the first-ever case in relation to a painting. FAR members will be the first to read the report when it is released next week, just before the Nebraska Conference!

Fine Art Registry artist Lorna Wallace, who has sold hundreds of paintings and fine art prints to collectors all over the world, has just made a record highest ever sale directly from her FAR gallery. Using the new PayPal button provided by Fine Art Registery, the buyer purchased "A Vision in Vuitton" with Buy it Now!

The Winter 2008 issue of the Chubb Collector's Newsletter featured a report on international art registries and stated that the best approach is provided by unique identification and a secure database - exactly as provided by Fine Art Registry™. Read the full article here!

Teri Horton listed her alleged Jackson Pollock painting on eBay last week (item #250225584856) with a starting bid of $21,000,000.00. After a few days, the listing was removed with zero bids recorded.

Features

Karen Brown's delicate and exquisite works recall a time of elegance and femininity. Read our profile on Karen here and see her FAR gallery here.

FAR ID Tag:   18173
Title:   Untitled
Artist:   Soniei
Size:   20" x 16"
Acrylic on Canvas:   $359.00

Soniei is a passionate painter from Nova Scotia who specializes in, among other things, beautiful Japanese themed contemporary works. See Soniei's FAR gallery here. here.

Keeping Track of the Past, Investing for the Future by Dan Koon
With a large and growing collection of memorabilia, Milton Luban has turned to Fine Art Registry to tag and permanently register these valuable items to give his buyers confidence and secure them for the future.
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Chinese Ceramics Part I, Pottery by Lihua Zhao
Lihua, our correspondent in China, provides a fascinating introduction to the history of Chinese pottery, how it differs from porcelain and how contemporary Chinese pottery is coming into its own as a sought-after collectible.
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A Sad Case of Beating the Chest by Joan Altabe
Joan examines over reaction to artworks that portray a specific part of the human anatomy.
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