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EBOOK Expert versus the Object:Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199881963
EAN: F1D90FFFEB
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Stron: 268
Data wydania: 2004
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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 "e;real"e; or "e;original"e; 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 "e;rightness"e; of a work based on        much careful scrutiny of many works by an artist and familiarity with that artist's        usual manner of working with materials. In determining provenance, a researcher        traces the physical object from the artist through a chain of ownership to the        present owner--simple enough in concept, though it assumes that the documentation is        not faked or inaccurate. The goal is to ensure that the object is the same one that        left the artist's hand. Scientific testing, although sometimes useful, is often        longer on promise than result. Dating paint or wood samples, for instance, can show        that a painting was made in Rembrandt's lifetime, but it cannot prove that it is by        Rembrandt's hand. If expert opinion is divided, and large sums of money are        involved, a dispute over authenticity may end up in a court of law, where evaluation        of expert opinion evidence can be problematic.The essays in this book clarify the        nature of the methods outlined above and explain, based on case law, the present        status of authentication issues in court. Contributors include experts from        Christie's, London; Sotheby's, New York; and the former director of the Frick        Collection; as well as leading art historians and art dealers; an art conservator; a        forensic graphologist; a philanthropist and collector; and a specialist in French        art law. Their collective knowledge on issues of authenticity will be invaluable for        anyone interested in the world of visual art.

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