Expert Versus the Object Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts

Name: Expert Versus the Object Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts
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ISBN: 9780195147353

ISBN-10: 0195147359

ISBN-13: 9780195147353

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ronald D. Spencer, Eugene Victor Thaw

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The authenticity of visual art has always commanded the attention of experts, dealers, collectors, and the art-minded public. Is it "real" or "original" is a way of asking what am I buying? What do I own? What am I looking at? And today more sophisticated questions are being asked: How is authenticity determined and what weight does this determination have in court? This book of essays proposes to answer those questions. Three lines of inquiry are basic to determining authenticity: a connoisseur's evaluation, historical documentation or provenance, and scientific testing. A connoisseur is an expert who evaluates the "rightness" of a work based on much careful scrutiny of many works by an…

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List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 268
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction




Authentication and Connoisseurship



Authenticating the Attribution of Art: Connoisseurship and the Law in the Judging of Forgeries, Copies, and False Attributions




Rembrandt and a Brief History of Connoisseurship




On Forgeries




Issues of Authenticity in the Auction House




The Catalogue Raisonne




The Role of the Catalogue Raisonne in the Art Market




"The Authentic Will Win Out"




Attributing Old Master Drawings




Signature Identification: From Pen Stroke to Brush Stroke




The International Foundation for Art Research




Museums and Authenticity Issues




Examining the Techniques and Materials of Paintings




Preservation and Authenticity in Contemporary Art




Authentication and the Law



The Art Expert, the Law, and Real Life




The Risk of Legal Liability for Attributions of Visual Art




Authentication in Court: Factors Considered and Standards Proposed




A Legal Decision in New York Gives Experts Protection for Their Opinions on Authenticity




Establishing Authenticity in French Law



Index