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> "It is impossible to make a forgery of Jackson Pollock's work," Time
> magazine critic Robert Hughes claimed in 1982. It is a telling comment
> that gets to the heart of Pollock's authenticity as an artist."
> Lavender Mist <http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/lm1024.jpg>about
> sums up his most ravi****ng, atmospheric painting....Pollock used the
> patterns caused by the separation and marbling of one enamel wet in
> another, the tiny black striations in the dusty pink, to produce an
> infinity of tones."
http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/painting1.html
> A painting by Jackson Pollock has sold at auction in New York for
> $11.65m (£6.62m), setting a record price for a work by the post-war US
> artist.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3706313.stm
Art dealers given a course in forgery
Goal of exhibit to impress need for a keen eye
By Maria Hegstad
ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 24, 2006
LONDON - Pseudo Picassos, counterfeit Chagalls and other fakes are on
display in London this week, part of an effort by Scotland Yard to warn
dealers about forged art that it says fuels crime gangs around the world.
Although the exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum looks like any
other art gallery, the chatter among dealers centered on crime rather
than composition. The program was not open to the public.
"It made you fascinated by the terrifying skills of some of these
people," said Fiona Ford of LAPADA, the Association of Arts & Antiques
Dealers. "If every dealer saw this exhibition, it would further impress
on them how careful they have to be."
For the art world, the danger is that forgeries can devalue the real
thing. Do***entation - allegedly authenticating a piece of art - can
also be forged, said Detective Sgt. Vernon Rapley, so even art
accompanied by a detailed provenance can be suspect.
Art historian Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York, has estimated that up to 40 percent of the market is
made up of some type of forgery.
Police say the work of one talented duo could keep devaluing art in the
future.
John Drewe worked in Britain 20 years ago. While his partner in crime,
John Myatt, would copy the works of Marc Chagall, Georges Braque and Ben
Nicholson, Drewe would create the do***entation to pass them off as
genuine. A few hours' work could net the pair thousands, Rapley said.
Myatt assisted police in the investigation of Drewe, and served one year
in prison. Drewe was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay
$238,000 in restitution. Officers said Drewe may have made as much as
$1.9 million from the scheme.
Up to 100 Myatt fake paintings could still be on the market, Rapley said.
After completing his jail term, Myatt is taking orders for what he calls
"genuine fakes" in the style of famous artists, which can also cost
thousands of dollars.
Drewe's work included planting faked catalogs, which experts rely on to
authenticate a work, in the libraries of legitimate art dealers. That
scam was ultimately more damaging to the art world, Rapley said, because
it could cause a real painting with little do***entation to be valued at
less than a fake with Drewe's do***ents.
"That would obviously be a very sad day for the history of art," Rapley
said.
Brothers Robert and Brian Thwaites were also renowned forgers, noted for
their attention to detail.
The pair was careful to use materials from the era of the artists they
copied, even sticking scraps of Victorian newspapers to the backs of
canv***** to make them look more authentic. That made it difficult to
detect their forgeries.
The brothers duped two dealers out of more than $229,000 but came under
suspicion when they tried to sell a third painting. When police raided
their studio, they found a fake Edgar Hunt painting still wet on the
easel, said Detective Constable Michelle Roycroft.
The brothers also forged Victorian painter John Anster Fitzgerald -
famous for his paintings of fairies.
The Thwaites were convicted in September of deception. Robert Thwaites
was sentenced to two years in prison, and Brian received a suspended
one-year sentence.
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<blockquote type="cite">"It is impossible to make a forgery of Jackson
Pollock's work," Time
magazine critic Robert Hughes claimed in 1982. It is a telling comment
that gets to the heart of Pollock's authenticity as an artist."
<a href="http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/lm1024.jpg">
Lavender
Mist </a>about
sums up his most ravi****ng, atmospheric painting....Pollock used the
patterns caused by the separation and marbling of one enamel wet in
another, the tiny black striations in the dusty pink, to produce an
infinity of tones." </blockquote>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/painting1.html">http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/painting1.html</a><br>
<blockquote type="cite">A painting by Jackson Pollock has sold at
auction in New York for $11.65m (£6.62m), setting a record price for
a
work by the post-war US artist.</blockquote>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3706313.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3706313.stm</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Art dealers given a course in forgery<br>
<br>
Goal of exhibit to impress need for a keen eye<br>
<br>
By Maria Hegstad<br>
ASSOCIATED PRESS<br>
<br>
November 24, 2006<br>
<br>
LONDON – Pseudo Picassos, counterfeit Chagalls and other fakes are
on
display in London this week, part of an effort by Scotland Yard to warn
dealers about forged art that it says fuels crime gangs around the
world.<br>
<br>
Although the exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum looks like any
other art gallery, the chatter among dealers centered on crime rather
than composition. The program was not open to the public.<br>
<br>
“It made you fascinated by the terrifying skills of some of these
people,” said Fiona Ford of LAPADA, the Association of Arts &
Antiques Dealers. “If every dealer saw this exhibition, it would
further impress on them how careful they have to be.”<br>
<br>
For the art world, the danger is that forgeries can devalue the real
thing. Do***entation – allegedly authenticating a piece of art
– can
also be forged, said Detective Sgt. Vernon Rapley, so even art
accompanied by a detailed provenance can be suspect.<br>
<br>
Art historian Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York, has estimated that up to 40 percent of the market
is made up of some type of forgery.<br>
<br>
Police say the work of one talented duo could keep devaluing art in the
future.<br>
<br>
John Drewe worked in Britain 20 years ago. While his partner in crime,
John Myatt, would copy the works of Marc Chagall, Georges Braque and
Ben Nicholson, Drewe would create the do***entation to pass them off as
genuine. A few hours' work could net the pair thousands, Rapley said.<br>
<br>
Myatt assisted police in the investigation of Drewe, and served one
year in prison. Drewe was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered
to pay $238,000 in restitution. Officers said Drewe may have made as
much as $1.9 million from the scheme.<br>
<br>
Up to 100 Myatt fake paintings could still be on the market, Rapley
said.<br>
<br>
After completing his jail term, Myatt is taking orders for what he
calls “genuine fakes” in the style of famous artists, which
can also
cost thousands of dollars.<br>
<br>
Drewe's work included planting faked catalogs, which experts rely on to
authenticate a work, in the libraries of legitimate art dealers. That
scam was ultimately more damaging to the art world, Rapley said,
because it could cause a real painting with little do***entation to be
valued at less than a fake with Drewe's do***ents.<br>
<br>
“That would obviously be a very sad day for the history of
art,” Rapley
said.<br>
<br>
Brothers Robert and Brian Thwaites were also renowned forgers, noted
for their attention to detail.<br>
<br>
The pair was careful to use materials from the era of the artists they
copied, even sticking scraps of Victorian newspapers to the backs of
canv***** to make them look more authentic. That made it difficult to
detect their forgeries.<br>
<br>
The brothers duped two dealers out of more than $229,000 but came under
suspicion when they tried to sell a third painting. When police raided
their studio, they found a fake Edgar Hunt painting still wet on the
easel, said Detective Constable Michelle Roycroft.<br>
<br>
The brothers also forged Victorian painter John Anster Fitzgerald –
famous for his paintings of fairies.<br>
<br>
The Thwaites were convicted in September of deception. Robert Thwaites
was sentenced to two years in prison, and Brian received a suspended
one-year sentence. <br>
<br>
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