CNBC Highlights TV Art Auction Portrait Fraud Case – artmarketblog.com Fine Art: A Portrait of Fraud, an investigation into a television art auction scam that sold bogus and unauthorized art and duped viewers out of millions of dollars, was aired by CNBC on Wednesday 14th March. See more info here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/45555935/ Document: Evidence Seized from [...]
Art authentication is something that I am extremely interest in so much so that I am currently studying art authentication at university. The issue of fakes and forgeries is much more serious than most people realise
Saving the Art Market – artmarketblog.com Are you aware that it is estimated that between 10% and 40% (depending on who you talk to) of artworks on the market are fakes or forgeries? Did you know that according to the Smithsonian Magazine, “almost 75 percent of the so-called antiques marketed through Hong Kong are said [...]
